Week 1

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Terms and Definitions Worksheet

Write brief descriptions for each of the following terms. If you use an outside source to define them, include an APA citation for the source.

|Scientific method |principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data |
| |through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses. |
|Environmental science |An interdisciplinary study of human relationship with other organisms and the earth |
|Anthropocentrism |the belief that humanity is the most important thing in the universe |
|Biocentrism |a political or ethical stance which asserts the value of non-human life in nature |
|Dualism |a theory that considers reality to consist of two irreducible elements or modes |
|Ecocentrism |is a term used in ecological political philosophy to denote a nature-centered, as opposed to human-centered, system of values |
|Ecology |a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
|Ecophilosophy |