What is it about?
My argument is that, unless we accept that we one among many animal species, further consideration of our interaction with the natural world will be flawed. I do not argue that the naturalistic perspective is the only way we view the world, nor is it the most appropriate for all situations, but it is a necessary step in addressing the human condition.
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Why is it important?
Anthropocentricity tends to a hubris that can be unsustainable. This is being amply demonstrated by climate change, but can also has led to moral and practical failures such as factory farming of food animals and destruction of the environment.
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I think that a degree of humility about our own existence and the animals and plants with whom we share the planet enables a richer appreciation of one's place, along the lines of "do unto others as you would have them do unto you".
Dr. David William Paxton
Retired veterinarian
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This page is a summary of: Dogma and catma: Coevolution of people, dogs and cats., The Humanistic Psychologist, December 2021, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/hum0000235.
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