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'''Baird Callicott''' is the chair of the [[Philosophy]] and [[Religion Studies]] department at the [[University of North Texas]]. He was Vice President and then President of the International Society for Environmental Ethics from 1994 to 2000. He was a professor of Philosophy and Natural Resources at the [[University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point]] from 1969 to 1995 where he taught the world's first course in [[environmental ethics]] in 1971.

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Callicott advocates [[ecocentrism]] — the idea that ecological wholes are morally considerable. <br>

Key distinctions made by Callicott are:

*	Ethical Humanists: Who  defend the special status of humans
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*	Humane Moralists: Who reject the notion of a special status for   human beings in favor of animals liberation (such as Singer) <br>
*	Land Ethic: Who focus on the good of the “biotic community” as a whole <br>

Callicott agrees with land ethic, which he thinks is the most creative, interesting, and practical of the alternatives. He views the environmentalist position as offering a different perspective on such questions as hunting and meat-eating, as well as on the value of non-animal life.

==External links==
*[http://www.phil.unt.edu/faculty/bios/vjbc.php Callicott's UNT Webpage]
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