William Blackstone at the University of Georgia in 1972. The proceedings were published as Philosophy and Environmental Crisis in 1974‚ which included Pete Gunter`s first paper on the Big Thicket. In 1972 a book called “Is It Too Late?” A Theology of Ecology‚ written by John B. Cobb‚ was published. It was the first single-authored book written by a philosopher‚ even though the primary focus of the book was theological and religious. In 1973 an Australian philosopher‚ Richard Routley (now Sylvan)‚ presented
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Blowers‚ A.‚ (1997) The way forward: ecological modernisation or risk society in Smith‚ M.J.‚ (Ed.) (1999) Thinking through the Environment: 382-387‚ London: Routledge. Bookchin. M.‚ (1982) The Ecology of Freedom: The Emergence and Dissolution of Hierarchy‚ Cheshire Books‚ Palo Alto in King‚ Y.‚ (1989) Ecology and feminism in Smith‚ M.J.‚ (Ed.) (1999) Thinking through the Environment: 333-336‚ London: Routledge. Christoff‚ P.‚ (1996) Ecological citizens and democracy in Smith‚ M.J.‚ (Ed.) (1999) Thinking
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Throughout his writing‚ Gary Snyder explores the theme of deep ecology‚ an ideology very close to him. Going against most Western cornucopian thought‚ is an understanding that Homo sapiens are not the most valuable species. Instead deep ecology teaches that all species‚ all life our planet Earth‚ has equal value and standing because at the end of the day we all just parts of our environment‚ just small players in ecological cycles that have been going on for eons. Although humans have greatly
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GOING GREEN: A PAPER ON ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS Members: David‚ Ann Carmel Dolor‚ Catherine Ann Landayan‚ Maria Angelica Neri‚ Rhea Maureen PREFACE The plight of the environment has never been as critical as it is today. Recent events such as the flooding in Australia‚ China‚ India‚ and the Philippines‚ extreme heat waves in the USA and in Europe‚ wild fires in California‚ extreme winters and blizzards‚ massive oil spills‚ has made us experience real‚ tangible consequences of mankind’s
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developer of deep ecology during the twentieth century as well as the initiator to the deep ecology movement. He believed that every living being had inherent worth without their utility to man‚ taken into account. The older man in the Documentary‚ filmed in 1997‚ Arne Naess spoke about his beliefs and practices. He shared that as a child‚ he used to roam by the mountain he later built a hut on called Tvergastein. The mountain hut helped Naess write many of his philosophical books about ecology. This excerpt
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The culmination of the program was a trip into the deep blue waters On Monday‚ August 1‚ the training came to a culmination when 23 delighted campers arrived at the Boynton Harbor Marina excited and anxious to board three commercial dive boats‚ graciously provided by Splashdown Divers‚ Loggerhead Dive
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Invasive species always have varying impacts on the ecosystem to which they are introduced. The introduction of the blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) has been treated with opposition from some due to its potential to wipe out native species‚ thus affecting the balance of the ecosystem in question. However‚ many believe that the value of the blue catfish as a sport and commercial target fish outweighs the harm done to the native populations or ecosystems. As the blue catfish is a predatory fish with
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might adopt the ethic (self-enlightenment – do it b/c it’s better for you; utilitarian justification; instrumental value) - eco-fascism? Fri.‚ Nov. 23 DEEP ECOLOGY (contrast to shadow ecology) (wholeist) - taking ecology and understanding our role on earth - self-in-self: achieved thru self-reflection (identification‚ empathy; more than skin deep; deeper sense of self underneath conception) - how one is raised: ego – family – community – humanity – ecological self; differs based on these factors
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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
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“Coexisting is” arguably a word that describes the essence of Buddhist practices. Naturally‚ whenever such a word is mention‚ two things automatically come to mind; the first is humans coexisting with each other‚ while the second is humans coexisting with what surrounds them: the environment. It has been claimed by many that Buddhist teachings and practices place a considerable amount of emphasis on the environment. However‚ whether Buddhism actually shares a rapport with the environment or not is
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