Taylor's Argument Analysis

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In this paper I will argue that Taylor’s argument successfully establishes that every organism is an appropriate object of moral concern. We as humans must have respect for every living thing and organism. If an organism is seen as having inherent value, it means that that organism is an entity that has a good of its own and that it can be benefited or harmed without reference to any other organism.

In his paper, Taylor argues that “we should not consider ourselves as privileged beings in regards to other species” (Taylor, 208). All organisms would benefit from us not being here. Each animal and plant is like us in having a good of its own. All have their own individual purpose. Humans are unnecessary, and our well-being is dependent on the
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Whether we are harming or benefiting another species, everything we do matters in one way or another.

We take plants and animals and all other organisms for granted and we use them as our resources and we take without giving them anything back in return. If we see something we want, we just go in and take over without thinking of the damages we may cause to these other species and organisms. But we also help out these species and organisms that aren’t capable of helping themselves. In reality we only do this because helping them benefits us as a species. All organisms are teleological centers of life that have goods of their own. Meaning that each of these organisms has a reason in which they are valuable and
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As we learn to understand organisms as being teleological centers of life, we need to recognize that some of them may be aware of the world around them and others may not. “Each organism is a unified system and we need to recognize that they have goal-oriented activities that help preserve their entire species well-being” (Taylor, 210). Whether we see it or not, organisms are important. They have survived for so many years without the help of humans and humans don’t even come close to being able to do what these organisms do in order to