Essays Tagged: "Environmental ethics"
Animal ethics
- -Animal ethics is concerned with the status of animals, whereas environmental ethics concerns itself with the relationship to the environment. I will show the exist ... tionship to the environment. I will show the existence of animal ethics depends on the existence of environmental ethics. I will prove this by showing that such philosophers who have practiced animal ... re individualistic. Which means they are limited to animal concerns, and nothing else. But with the environmental ethics such philosophers as Leapold, Wesra and Naess look at the environment ethics co ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Environmental Ethics : Learning, Questioning and Correcting Old and New Paths
IntroductionOne of the first lectures of this year described the complex idea of environmental ethics in a very simple way, by demonstrating how life was before environmental ethics ... y simple way, by demonstrating how life was before environmental ethics it was clear to deduce that environmental ethics indeed does "involve the development of a new set of values in a world which is ... n inefficient, undemocratic, and violent.Defining terms in order to understand the proper pathA new environmental ethic is necessary, yet we must proceed with caution so as to not repeat the same erro ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics
Environmental Values Paper
Environmental values ties together ideas and thoughts from beliefs, political affairs, natural scien ... airs, natural science, as well as other philosophies, in order to understand the current and future environmental issues of humans as well as other species. The objective of bringing these together is ... r assumptions. This paper will discuss the most important principles of ecofeminism, pluralism, and environmental pragmatism as well as identify which approach best compliments my values and ethical b ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Environmental values
I will attempt to differentiate between ecofeminism, pluralism and environmental pragmatism in this writing. Additionally, I will try to delve into which approach best ... tionally, I will try to delve into which approach best compliments my values and ethical beliefs on environmental concerns. Environmental values consist of ideas and thoughts which encompasses natural ... her. The most important principles will be discussed. The principles are ecofeminism, pluralism and environmental issues.Environmental ValuesEcofeminismAccording to the encyclopedia Britannica 2003 "E ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies
Do Animals Have Rights and, If So, Should They Be Protected?
cted.References:Feinberg, J. (1974) The rights of animals, in: W. T. Blackstone (Ed.) Philosophyand Environmental Crisis (Athens: University of Georgia Press).Godfrey-Smith, W. (1979) The value of wil ... humans wrongs, in: M. E. Zimmerman, J. B. Callicott, G. Sessions,K. J. Warren & J. Clark (Eds) Environmental Philosophy: From Animal Rights to RadicalEcology, pp. 41-55 (New Jersey: Prentice-Hall).
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
thoreau
Walker KeenanPhilosophic History of American EnvironmentalismProf. Mark Fowler302-11Although Singer is an advocate for humane utilitarianism and ... er302-11Although Singer is an advocate for humane utilitarianism and Leopold is an advocate for the environmental ethic, they both believe decisions should be guided more by ethics than by economics. ... er restricts the definition of moral patient to individual animals. Leopold is concerned more about environmental systems, where Singer is more concerned about individuals. Since Singer wants to decre ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy