1)Consider the basic debate Is it truly the case as Leopoldand Callicott claim

1)Consider the basic debate Is it truly the case as Leopoldand Callicott claim that environmental ethics should have nodirect moral concern for any individual constituent of the bioticcommunity? Is that as counter-intuitive as it might at first seem?Are these standpoints as incompatible as holists would imply? Orhas Katz (my commentary notwithstanding) or Varner actually managedto achieve a reconciliation between them? 2) This debate can beseen as closely related to the question of intrinsic value innature