THE HUMAN PERSON

IN THEIR
ENVIRONMENT

TEACHER ALICE PEREIRA

OBJECTIVE:
• Notice things that are not in their
proper place and organize them in their
proper way
• Show care for the environment
contribute to health well being and
sustainable development
• Demonstrate the virtues of prudence
and frugality towards environment
Trees, World, Hikers, Globe

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FOREST
Temperature, Melt, Desert, Weather
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CLIMATE
Circle, Holding, Fists, Soil
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HANDS
1. man with blue shirt holding white masker
2. black smoke coming out from car exhaust
3. smoke from factory
4. pile of trash / garbage

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POLLUTION
Tree, Lake, Leaf, Forest

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NATURE
 ENVIRONMENTAL
PHILOSOPHY
• Environmental Philosophy is the discipline
that studies the moral relationship of
human beings with the environment and its
non-human contents.
• Philosophers believe that the human
person has the ability to change the
environment suit his purposes.
As human Person we interact not only
with our fellow human beings but also
with other living and non-living
elements in our environment
"No man Is an
Island"
Humankind is a part of the world,
and we significantly affect our
environment in the same way that
changes in our environment affect
us
 3 MAJOR VIEWS REGARDING THE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HUMANITY AND
ENVIRONMENT

1.ANTROPOCENTRISM
2.BIOCENTRISM
3.ECOCENTRISM
 1.ANTHROPOCENTRISM
• Focuses on the significant role of humankind in
the world and considers nature as the means by
which humans are able to meet their needs and
survive.
• This believes that humans are the most important
spieces on the planet and they are free to
transform nature and use its resources
 2.BIOCENTRISM
• Believes that human are not the only
significant species on the planet, and all
other organisms have inherent value and
should be protected. This views advocates
ethical treatment of animals.
 3.ECOCENTRISM
• Places great value on ecosystems and
biological communities. This view believes
that humankind is a part of a greater
biological system or community and that
we have a significant role as stewards or
guardians of nature
• This view promotes the idea that order and
balance in nature bring about stability and
beauty.
• The influence of humanity on the environment
can be best understood if we consider the
individual person as a dynamic source of change
within his particular environment
 ENVIRONMENTAL
AESTHETICS
• A philosophical view that believes in
maintaining order in the
environment will bring out the
nature beauty of surroundings and
contribute to the well being of the
people and other organisms living in
it (Endriga, 2017).
 ANCIENT
ANCIENT
THINKERS
THINKERS
Mabaquiao, 2016
 ANAXIMANDER

According to his "Creation-Destruction", the

sketch of the genesis of the world
(cosmology), the evolution of the world
begins with the generations of opposite in a
certain region. Nature is indetermine
boundless in the sense that no boundaries
between the warm and or the moist and
dry
region are originally present within.
 PYTHAGORAS

He described the universe as living

embodiment of nature's order,
harmony, and beauty. He sees our
relationship with the universe
involving biophilia (love of other
living thing) and cosmophilia (love
of other living beings)
IMMANUEL KANT

The orderliness of nature

and the harmony of nature
with our faculties guide us
toward a deeper religious
perspective
 HERBERT
MARCUSE

"Human have power

over nature"
GEORGE HERBERT
MEAD

Man have duties and

responsibilities in
nature
 SUISTANABLE DEVELOPMENT
• According to the world commission on
Environment and Development,
sustainable development defines as:
"Development that meets the needs of
the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their
own needs.
 PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABILITY

Environmental Integrity- means that

any human activities or economic advances
should not unduly disrupt the environment
and human communities located in the area.
The environment should not be drastically
impacted by human activities (Abella, 2016)
Economic Efficiency- this is to
ensure that there is minimum to zero
waste in using our natural resources
(Abella, 2016)
Equity- it refers to conserving our
natural resources so that the future
generations will still be able to use it
(Abella, 2016)
THEORIES IN RADICAL ECOLOGICAL
PHILOSOPHY

Deep Ecology- Arne Naess, proponent

of deep ecology, assumes that all living
things possess equal value and intrinsic
worth regardless of their usefulness or
utility being to other beings.
SOCIO ECOLOGY- Murray
Bookchin, proponent of Social
ecology, believes that ecological
problems can be traced to social
problems can be traced to social
problems
ECOFEMINISM- It assumes that male-
centered view of nature is the root cause
of ecological problems. To address
environmental problems humanity has
no remove the superior vs. inferior in
human relations
PRUDENCE
AND
FRUGALITY
 PRUDENCE
The ability to regulate one's
action and behavior, but with
regards to environment it is a
skill and good judgement in
the use of resources.
 FRUGALITY
Is being thrifting with the
use one's resources