The book name ” Oryx and Crake” for Philosophy class. Need specific..

The book name ” Oryx and Crake” for Philosophy class. Need specific..

The book name ” Oryx and Crake” for Philosophy class. Need specific

examples and direct quotation from the “Oryx and Crake book that related to each question
1. Explain what is wrong, from an ethical perspective, with anthropocentrism. What might a biocentrist say about the dystopia of Oryx and Crake?

2. How does our attitude towards ‘nature’ determine our behavior and ethical obligation (or lack thereof) towards the natural world? Can we distinguish between what is ‘natural’ and what is ‘artificial’? Explain the philosophical problems with this distinction, using examples from the novel.

3. How does our understanding of what counts as life figure into environmental ethics? How do we/should we treat other beings? How do we/should we decide what is ‘alive’ or has ‘interests’? Refer to details from the novel in your response.

4. What is the role of science and/or technology in environmental ethics? Should we use technologies like genetic engineering and agricultural biotechnology? Under what circumstances? Do these technologies have the potential to improve our lives? What are some possible dangers? Discuss technologies in the novel in your response.

5. For the concluding section of your paper, outline arguments both for and against Crake’s actions in the novel (this is why this section of your paper should be closer to two pages). Use evidence from the book to back up your arguments. To argue for Crake: How might Crake appeal to biocentrism as justification for his actions? Is this a convincing defense of his decisions? Are his actions acceptable from a utilitarian standpoint? Why or why not? To argue against Crake: how is Atwood critiquing ‘rationality’ as a socially constructed ideal in the novel? For example, study the contrast between Watson-Crick and Martha Graham, and the character of Crake as a perfect specimen of ‘rationality’ and objectivity. Is there anything missing, maybe things that Crake doesn’t understand? Why are Crake’s actions unethical? Use evidence from the novel to explain your interpretation of Atwood’s implicit argument; in other words, if Atwood is setting up Crake as a villain in a cautionary tale, what are some morals of the story