This article examines the arguments, concepts, proposals and concepts of bioccentric environmental ethics developed in Paul W. Taylor’s book ‘Respect for Nature’. In six short movements, the following are analysed in that article: [I] the design of genuine environmental ethics; [II] its system of beliefs; [III] respect for nature; [IV] the ethical system; [v] the issue of moral dilemmas and principles of priority; and, finally, [vi] the limit for the application of Ethics set by Taylor.