In Peter S.Wentz’s view, the standpoint of anthropocentrism and nonanthropocentrism in environmental ethics both have advantages and limitations, but only by adopting a multicultural anthropocentrism and combining it with nonanthropocentrism can we realize the effective protection of the environment and human flourishing and achieve harmony between human beings and nature.He therefore put forward a kind of environmental synergism.While affirming the rationality of the inherent value of human beings and nonhuman nature, it advocates respect and equal treatment of the ecological environment and species around human beings as well as protecting biodiversity,as the basic theory of environmental synergism.In general,through this overlapping consensus, environmental synergy aims to break the binary opposition between anthropocentrism and nonanthropocentrism, thus providing a strong ethical justification for policies that both protect biodiversity and maximize longterm welfare for human beings as a group.

Peter S. Wentz； environmental synergism； anthropocentrism； nonanthropocentrism； biodiversity