Environmental Ethics and Justice - 1.2 Flashcards
Ethics versus morals, which one is this: often viewed as an academic or legal code of conduct.
Ethics
Ethics versus morals, which one is this: Often viewed as a personal or cultural code of conduct.
Morals
What are common ideals when it comes to Christian/Jewish/Islamic religions?
social justice
What are common ideals when it comes to Buddhism?
Charity
Humans govern how this planet will be wrong, we make choices on which species live/die based on human-centered choices: Anthropocentric of Econocentric?
Anthropocentric
Everything around us like rocks and trees have rights, like national parks, more nature/function centered: Anthropocentric or Ecocentric
Ecocentric/Biocentric
What kind of ethics focuses on moral foundations, and consequences of economic activities?
Economic ethics
What are the three traditional economic goals?
Efficiency, productivity, and security
What is the “Triple Bottom Line” or the “Triple Win”?
People, Planet, and Profit
What is the idea of the triple bottom line: people, planet and profit?
If you come up with an idea that benefits all 3, it’s usually more acceptable to everyone
It is often argued that companies should value beyond bottom line profit and consider impacts to both social and environmental levels: true or false?
True, they should value the triple bottom line: people, planet, and profit
Often which phrase is used for business solutions addressing all three: people, planet, and profit?
Triple win
What is the precautionary principle?
Do better today to ensure a better tomorrow
What are the three legs/pillars of sustainability?
SEE: Social, Economic, and Environmental
As you’re floating in a lifeboat, you have to make choices of what to use when, how to replenish it, and how to keep going. What kind of ethics is this?
Lifeboat Ethics
