Podcast – Plants Are People Too: Debating the Ethics of Anthropomorphism in Conservation 

By Ali Otto, Megan Pettyjohn, Lydia Slater

Anthropomorphism has been regarded as an unscientific process in understanding the behavior of organisms. However, some conservationists argue that it is crucial to get the public invested in conservation projects. In this podcast, we discuss the role, or lack thereof,  that anthropomorphism plays in science and its relationship to the conservation of plants and animals. 

References:

Cheung, K. (2024, July 16). Plant Blindness and “Seeing” Vegetal Timescales. Edge Effects. https://edgeeffects.net/plant-blindness-and-seeing-vegetal-timescales/

Manfredo, M. J., Urquiza-Haas, E. G., Don Carlos, A. W., Bruskotter, J. T., & Dietsch, A. M. (2020). How anthropomorphism is changing the social context of modern wildlife conservation. Biological Conservation, 241, 108297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.108297

Despret, V. (2016). What Would Animals Say If We Asked the Right Questions? U of Minnesota Press.

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