@article{1431587,
      recid = {1431587},
      author = {Swartz, Brian, and Mishler, Brent Drennen,},
      title = {Speciesism in biology and culture : how human  exceptionalism is pushing planetary boundaries /},
      pages = {1 online resource (xvi, 203 pages) :},
      abstract = {This open access book explores a wide-ranging discussion  about the sociopolitical, cultural, and scientific  ramifications of speciesism and world views that derive  from it. In this light, it integrates subjects across the  natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. The  21st-century western world is anthropocentric to an  extreme; we adopt unreasonably self-centered and  self-serving ideas and lifestyles. Americans consume more  energy resources per person than most other nations on  Earth and have little concept of how human ecology and  population biology interface with global sustainability. We  draw upon religion, popular culture, politics, and  technology to justify our views and actions, yet remain  self-centered because our considerations rarely extend  beyond our immediate interests. Stepping upward on the  hierarchy from "racism," "speciesism" likewise refers to  the view that unique natural kinds (species) exist and are  an important structural element of biodiversity. This  ideology manifests in the cultural idea that humans are  distinct from and intrinsically superior to other forms of  life. It further carries a plurality of implications for  how we perceive ourselves in relation to nature, how we  view Judeo-Christian religions and their tenets, how we  respond to scientific data about social problems such as  climate change, and how willing we are to change our  actions in the face of evidence. .},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1431587},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99031-2},
}