Why It Matters Which Species Go Extinct | Derek Turner

*Can fossils help us make better decisions about today's biodiversity crisis?* Derek Turner says paleontology cannot derive ethical principles from the fossil record, but extinction selectivity may reveal something crucial that extinction rates alone miss: which species are most vulnerable and why. 0:00 Paleontology and the Biodiversity Crisis 2:00 More Than Rates and Magnitudes 3:47 The Ethics of De-Extinction *Derek Turner* is the Class of '43 Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment at Connecticut College. A recipient of both the John S. King Teaching Award and the Nisbet Rash Research Award, his work focuses on the philosophy of paleontology, macroevolution, and deep time. He is the author of _Paleontology: A Philosophical Introduction_ and _Paleoaesthetics and the Practice of Paleontology,_ as well as a co-founder of the philosophy of paleontology blog _Extinct._ *More from Derek Turner on Closer To Truth:* * Philosophy of Biology - Closer To Truth - Core Topic: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFJr3pJl27pI44Mgu6SGECQL2bKcE4dmc * Closer To Truth contributors: https://closertotruth.com/contributor/derek-turner/ *Subscribe to Closer To Truth:* https://www.youtube.com/@CloserToTruthTV *Join the Community:* * Membership (5,000+ videos): https://closertotruth.com/register/ * Audio Podcast: https://closertotruth.podbean.com * Support the Show: https://closertotruth.com/donate/ * Official Merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/closertotruth/ *Follow Us:* * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloserToTruthTV/ * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/closertotruth/ * X: https://twitter.com/CloserToTruth Closer To Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answ