Approaches to Environmental Ethics
http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415366311/resources/chapter15.pdf
APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Introductory dilemma:
Overview of issues arising out of the threats to the environment posed by technological advances which put into question man’s relationship with the environment and the environment’s moral status, eg: the preservation of endangered species, the conservation of natural habitats, overfishing, deforestation, depletion of ozone layer, pollution from machines and cars, greater negative effects on world’s poor than those who are rich (80% of resources controlled by 20%).
Issues complicated by differing opinions about potential futures and sense of obligation to future generations and observations of morality might pose Naturalistic Fallacy/ is ought and other effects.
SECULAR APPROACHES: 1. Libertarian Extension
Ecosophy: a philosophy of ecological harmony or equilibrium
Deep ecology: value in all life forms
Ecosophy
A word formed by contracting the phrase ‘ecological philosophy’. It refers to philosophies which have an ecocentric or biocentric perspective such as deep ecology
Strengths:
Reject anthropocentric ethics
Weaknesses:
http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415366311/resources/chapter15.pdf
APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Introductory dilemma:
Overview of issues arising out of the threats to the environment posed by technological advances which put into question man’s relationship with the environment and the environment’s moral status, eg: the preservation of endangered species, the conservation of natural habitats, overfishing, deforestation, depletion of ozone layer, pollution from machines and cars, greater negative effects on world’s poor than those who are rich (80% of resources controlled by 20%).
Issues complicated by differing opinions about potential futures and sense of obligation to future generations and observations of morality might pose Naturalistic Fallacy/ is ought and other effects.
APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Introductory dilemma:
Overview of issues arising out of the threats to the environment posed by technological advances which put into question man’s relationship with the environment and the environment’s moral status, eg: the preservation of endangered species, the conservation of natural habitats, overfishing, deforestation, depletion of ozone layer, pollution from machines and cars, greater negative effects on world’s poor than those who are rich (80% of resources controlled by 20%).
Issues complicated by differing opinions about potential futures and sense of obligation to future generations and observations of morality might pose Naturalistic Fallacy/ is ought and other effects.
SECULAR APPROACHES: 1. Libertarian Extension
Ecosophy: a philosophy of ecological harmony or equilibrium
Deep ecology: value in all life forms
Ecosophy
A word formed by contracting the phrase ‘ecological philosophy’. It refers to philosophies which have an ecocentric or biocentric perspective such as deep ecology
Strengths:
Reject anthropocentric ethics
Weaknesses:
http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/9780415366311/resources/chapter15.pdf
APPROACHES TO ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Introductory dilemma:
Overview of issues arising out of the threats to the environment posed by technological advances which put into question man’s relationship with the environment and the environment’s moral status, eg: the preservation of endangered species, the conservation of natural habitats, overfishing, deforestation, depletion of ozone layer, pollution from machines and cars, greater negative effects on world’s poor than those who are rich (80% of resources controlled by 20%).
Issues complicated by differing opinions about potential futures and sense of obligation to future generations and observations of morality might pose Naturalistic Fallacy/ is ought and other effects.