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Many people see themselves as enlightened when they argue that
the nonhuman world ought to be preserved: [...] as material for scientific study; for recreation, [...] Although enlightened, these reasons are all related to the instrumental value of the nonhuman world. What is missing is any sense of a more impartial, biocentric view in which the nonhuman world is considered to be of intrinsic value.