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6: Human in his Environment Flashcards

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Discipline in philosophy that studies the moral relationship of human beings to, the environment and its non-human contents.

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Environmental Ethics

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Value of having an inherent worth by oneself and being valuable for its own sake

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Intrinsic Value

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Value considered as a means to achieve a certain end or a particular purpose.

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Instrumental Value

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Traditional views considering human beings as the center of moral consideration—from Judeo-Christian Tradition

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Anthropocentrism

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Man is the ruler of all living organisms.

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Anthropocentrism

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Two philosophers who viewed MAN as superior because of his/her unique capacity as a rational being.

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Plato and Aristotle

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Claimed that man is the measure of all things

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Protagoras

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“Animal liberation”

“Sentientism”

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Panthocentrism

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The realm of being morally considerable must extended to higher forms of animals or intelligent animals, who are sentient and have the capacity to feel pain.

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Panthocentrism

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Equal consideration for man and animal

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Panthocentrism

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Consideration for all living organisms: plants, animals, and humans

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Biocentrism

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Preservation of biodiversity with its plants and animals.

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Biocentrism

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Consideration for all holistic entities or communities

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Ecocentrism

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“a thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic
community. It is wrong when it tends to do otherwise”.

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Leopold (Ecocentrism)

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An invitation to moral development

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Environmental Ethics

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Against traditional and conventional views of the environment, assuming that all living things possess equal value and intrinsic worth regardless of their usefulness

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Deep Ecology

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Against the domination of existing hierarchal structures in the society that preempt the full development of an individual

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Social Ecology

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Reaction against male domination and the corresponding women oppression.

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Ecofeminsim

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Against to the existing patriarchal relations as well as capitalist system supporting exploitative economic structures to the detriment of women and nature.

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Ecofeminism

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Some features of the Ecofeminist View

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  1. Historical, typical causal connection
  2. Conceptual connections
  3. Symbolic connections
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Only human beings are moral due to his special ability towards self-consciousness and deliberation.

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Protagoras

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A form of anthropocentrism that acknowledges that human power over other creatures requires that we have due and wise regard for animals and environment

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Prudential Anthropocentrism

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(Person) Prudential Anthropocentrism

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Barbara Mackinnon

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Recognizes duties towards the environment instead of dominion over nature

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Prudential Anthropocentrism

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(Person) Animal Liberation or Panthocentrism

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Peter Singer

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“All living things should be considered as teleological centers of life. “

  • All organisms have their own “telos” or goals/purpose in life
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Paul Taylor (Biocentrism)

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“Being sentient is just a means of attaining a living organism’s goal of being alive.”

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Kenneth Goodpaster (Biocentrism)

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“A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability, and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends to do otherwise.”

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Leopold (Ecocentrism)

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“The land ethic morality is the next stage of man’s ethical evolutionary development.”

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Callicott (Ecocentrism)

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“Environmental ethics is an invitation to moral development.”

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Rolston (Ecocentrism)

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He said that the human being should look at the self as an extension of nature (the human ego identified with nature).

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Arne Naess

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Said that the respect and care for self is tantamount to the respect and care for nature

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Arne Naess

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Tagged the deep ecologists as elitists and cultural imperialists for their attempt to preserve wilderness for the benefit of the rich and well-off society

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Ramachandra Guha (India)

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“The notion of the domination of nature by men, stems from the domination of human by human.”

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Murray Bookchin (Social Ecology)

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Believes that ecological problems are rooted from social problems

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Social Ecology

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Something that can be used to take car eof a need

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Resource

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Environmental resource owned by many or no one

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Common Resource

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Serves as a social and political agenda for the benefit of both women and nature

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Ecofeminism

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One of the major environmental challenges of the world today

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Climate Change

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A threat to the world’s basic need

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Climate Change

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Extinction of other species

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(Preservation of) Endangered species

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The rise of global population and economic growth triggers growing demands for portable food and water

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Water Scarcity

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Developments that meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future generation

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Sustainable Development

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He emphasized a more primal and our moral obligation to protect the environment from any threats

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Peter Wenz

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The leading proponent of global environment initiatives to bring environmental sustainability on a global level

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United Nations (Global Initiatives)

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(3) Formulated environmental protocols and programs

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  • Kyoto Protocol (2005)
  • Montreal Protocol (1987)
  • Basel Convention (1989)
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When was the Kyoto Protocol commenced?

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2005

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When did the Basel Convention happen?

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1989

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Year the Montreal Protocol was institued

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1987

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An agreement to reduce carbon dioxide emission

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Kyoto Protocol (2005)

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Agreement done with aims to protect and reduce ozone layer depletion by phasing out products with CFCs, HCFCs, and HFCs

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Montreal Protocol (1987)

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Treaty aimed to control transboundary movements and disposal of wastes to protect developing countries from becoming dump sites of toxic wastes

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Basel Convention (1989)

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Proponent of the Global Marshall Plan (1990)

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Albert Gore

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Envisions the attainment of sustainable development by making wealthy nations help third world nations by bringing and sharing their advanced green technologies

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Global Marshall Plan (1990)

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When was the Global Marshall Plan proposed?

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1990

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