Lesson 4 The Man and the Environment

It is an environmental ethical theory that believes that any action must be done in high consideration of its effects on man.

• Anthropocentrism

• Biocentrism

• Deep Ecology

• Ecofeminism

One of the environmental ethical theories that holds that the moral worth of actions depend upon its effects on any life form, and not necessarily on man.

• Anthropocentrism

• Biocentrism

• Deep Ecology

• Ecofeminism

It believes that the people need to create a new theoretical or philosophical framework that is outside the scope of anthropocentrism.

• Anthropocentrism

• Biocentrism

• Deep Ecology

• Ecofeminism

It holds that ecological crisis is caused by the domination of men over women and of the nature.They associate anthropocentrism with patriarchy.

• Anthropocentrism

• Biocentrism

• Deep Ecology

• Ecofeminism

It is an ethical principle that acknowledges the intrinsic value of the natural world that debunks the idea that the human beings own everything and has authority over it.

• Ecocentrism

• Environmental Ethics

• Social Ecology

• Stewardship

It is is concerned with the relationship of human beings with their environment and with the understanding on how should human beings align their actions and behaviors to morally grounded principles

• Ecocentrism

• Environmental Ethics

• Social Ecology

• Stewardship

It holds that a person conceives himself/herself as primarily responsible for taking care of the environment.

• Ecocentrism

• Environmental Ethics

• Social Ecology

• Stewardship

It understands the interactions of the social institutional, and cultural contexts of the relationship of the people to the nature. It analyzes the “interdependence” of social systems from one another.

• Ecocentrism

• Environmental Ethics

• Social Ecology

• Stewardship

He suggested that “human beings would complement nonhuman beings with their own capabilities to produce a richer, creative, and developmental whole-not as a “dominant” species but as a supportive one”.

• Murray Bookchin

• Urie Bronfenbrenner

• Lyn Wenzel

• Immanuel Kant

He believed that everyone must consider the entire ecological system to understand human development.

• Murray Bookchin

• Urie Bronfenbrenner

• Lyn Wenzel

• Immanuel Kant