Paul W. Taylor
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American philosopher, born 1923
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#319
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#710
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#148
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#7088
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#8724
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#1021
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Paul W. Taylor was an American philosopher best known for his work in the field of environmental ethics. Biography Taylor's theory of biocentric egalitarianism, related to but not identical with deep ecology, was expounded in his 1986 book Respect for Nature: A Theory of Environmental Ethics, and has been taught in university courses on environmental ethics. Taylor taught philosophy for four decades at Brooklyn College, City University of New York and was professor emeritus there at the time of his death.