ETHICS I-Situation Ethics -Emphasis on the way moral rule cannot anticipate complexities of situations. -One rule has overall priority: neighbor love (Agape) -We only know what love will require in the actual situation -Not what is good or right but “Fitting” - An example of “utilitarianism” -Choices should be morally assessed based on the state of affairs that they bring about. -“the greatest good for the greatest number” II-Universal Ethics-there are absolute rights and wrongs
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Christians and Stewardship of Their Environment 1. Introduction Our earthly habitat is not an unexpected occurrence of little worth‚ but rather‚ it is one to be highly valued and preserved. The biblical doctrine of creation helps the Christian to understand the true significance of the world in order to deal with the environmental crisis. The Bible says‚ “For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it‚ he created
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The study of ethics is a very old process. It is a topic scholars have been studying and theorizing on for centuries. This is not the case when we talk about environmental ethics. The study of environmental ethics has only really been studied for the past forty years or so. Ethics is defined as the study of right and wrong conduct. (Ruggiero‚ (2008)‚ pg. 5) This translates to the environment by how we as humans do right or wrong to the environment. For many years people have gone about their
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Bridge Paper ™ Environment‚ Ethics‚ and Business Featuring a Thought Leader Commentary™ with Jan van Dokkum‚ President‚ UTC Power R. Edward Freeman Jeffrey G. York Lisa Stewart © 2008‚ Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics www.corporate-ethics.org Distribution Policy: Bridge Papers™ may only be displayed or distributed in electronic or print format for non-commercial educational use on a royaltyfree basis. Any royalty-free use of Bridge Papers™ must use the complete
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Prayoon‚ Prasart Nuangchalerm‚ 2011. Effects of Environmental Ethics Infusion Instruction on Knowledge and Ethics of Undergraduate Students. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 5 (1): 73-77. It’s not easy to define what environmental literacy is‚ but based on discussions of (Schneider‚ 1997) and (Bobick‚ 2001)‚ we can say that environmental literacy is the capability for a contextual and detailed understanding of an environmental problem in order to enable analysis‚ synthesis‚ evaluation
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Environmental ethics concerns human beings’ moral relationship with the natural environment. It seeks to help people and their leaders to act responsibly when they do things that impact the natural world. Need for Ethics: The emergence of the field of environmental ethics was due to the increasing awareness in the 1960s of the effects that technology‚ industry‚ economic expansion and population growth were having on the environment. It is all the more relevant today as most environmental problems
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Environmental Ethics “Environmental ethics is the discipline in philosophy that studies the moral relationship of human beings to‚ and also the value and moral status of‚ the environment and its nonhuman contents” (Brennan‚ 1). We as human beings depend on our surrounding environments in order thrive‚ and so it is necessary to make choices on how to keep our environment healthy. With the advancement of technology and the global economy‚ our lifestyles have shifted from a purely agricultural
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Deontological ethics (Kant) key concept Categorical imperative- Act only on that maxim whereby thou canst at the same time will that is should become a universal law. What is the maxim that I am acting and should it be universal. (Apply it rationally) Ex. Person wants to cheat on the test based on the reason to pass and tries to make it a universal law‚ everyone cheats on the test. Borrowing- the maxim I will act on is lying saying that I can pay it back and then I would see if it could be universal
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“Within environmental discourse there has been ever-growing mention of the notion of Sustainable development: discuss the idea of Sustainable Development as a means to curb Environmental Injustice and to what extent such a notion can be implemented in current global market and capitalist system.” Introduction Sustainable Development (here on abbreviated to SD) has been a major issue when discussing the environment and environmental ethics. The following discussion will examine the concept of SD
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1. What is the difference between self-interest and selfishness? Why is this distinction important when considering the competitive market economy as appropriate for a society? a. Self-interest is when someone is trying to protect their interest‚ but they also take into account how it may affect others. Whereas selfishness is where one makes decisions based on one’s self with no regards to others. It’s important to decipher these two meanings when considering the competitive market and what may
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