MODULE 15-16

Which is/are true about Environmental philosophy?

I. It is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with the natural environment and humans' place within it.

II. It asks crucial questions about human-environmental relations such as "What do we mean when we talk about nature?" "How should we respond to environmental challenges such as environmental degradation, pollution and climate change?" and "What is our place in the natural world?"

III. It is concerned with defining environment and nature, how to value the environment, moral status of animals and plants, endangered species, environmentalism and deep ecology, aesthetic value of nature, restoration of nature, and consideration of future generations.

• I, AND II

• I ONLY

• I, II, AND III

• II ONLY

It seeks to eradicate all forms of social injustice, not just injustice against women and the environment

• ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

• Ecofeminism

• Environmental

  hermeneutics

• Environmental Aesthetics

What are the 5 areas of Environmental Philosophy?

• environmental evaluation, environmental aesthetics, ecofeminism, environmental hermeneutics, and environmental theology.

• environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ecofeminism, environmental hermeneutics, and environmental theology.

• environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ecofeminism, environmental axiology, and environmental theology.

• environmental ethics, environmental aesthetics, ecofeminism, environmental hermeneutics, and environmental theodicy.

It seeks to eradicate all forms of social injustice, not just injustice against women and the environmentIt focuses on questions concerning appreciation of the world at large and, moreover, that world as it is constituted not simply by particular objects but also by environments themselves.

• ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

• Ecofeminism

• Environmental

  hermeneutics

• Environmental Aesthetics

It is an area of environmental philosophy that focuses on the understanding of God's relationship to the cosmos or Creation.

• ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

• Environmental Theology

• Environmental

  hermeneutics

• Environmental Aesthetics

It is an area of environmental philosophy that applies the techniques and resources of the philosophical field of hermeneutics to environmental issues.

• ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

• Ecofeminism

• Environmental

  hermeneutics

• Environmental Aesthetics

It is the part of environmental philosophy which considers extending the traditional boundaries of ethics from solely including humans to including the non-human world.

• ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

• Ecofeminism

• Environmental

  hermeneutics

• Environmental Aesthetics

It is concerned with defining environment and nature, how to value the environment, moral status of animals and plants, endangered species, environmentalism and deep ecology, aesthetic value of nature, restoration of nature, and consideration of future generationshumans to including the non-human world.

• ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS

• ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

• Environmental

  Philosophy

• Environmental Aesthetics

The following are the negative effects of global warming EXCEPT:

• Deforestation

• Air Pollution

• Flash flood

• Reforestation

Why do we need to study the Environmental Philosophy?

• To lessen the vulnerability and hazardous circumstances caused by environmental destruction.

• To destroy the environment

• To continue our apathy about environment

• To maintain the ignorance about the proper care of the environment