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Do Meaningful Relationships with Nature Contribute to a Worthwhile Life?

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This paper argues that a worthwhile life is one in which the meaningful relationships existing in nature are recognised and respected. A meaningful relationship occurs when the interactions between two entities have significance in their past history and its anticipated continuation. The form in which the history of both the human and the non-human is related is narrative. A life is enriched or impoverished by the subject's relationships to other people and nature, and as such is more or less worthwhile. The argument presented here shows how Alan Holland's approach to conservation decision making can be extended to have relevance to individual lives, and that a strong ethical position can be developed from this insight.

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  • Dan Firth, 2008. "Do Meaningful Relationships with Nature Contribute to a Worthwhile Life?," Environmental Values, , vol. 17(2), pages 145-164, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envval:v:17:y:2008:i:2:p:145-164
    DOI: 10.3197/096327108X303828
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