Human beings have exploited the environment in various ways. Forests have been cleared, soil has washed away, seas have been damaged by dynamite fishing and air pollution has spread. There are different approaches to the environment, including utilitarianism where the greatest good for the greatest number is the guiding principle. Natural law ethics sees reason as the source of moral law directing us towards the good. Virtue ethics focuses on what kind of person one should be, emphasizing traits like honesty, courage and integrity.
Human beings have exploited the environment in various ways. Forests have been cleared, soil has washed away, seas have been damaged by dynamite fishing and air pollution has spread. There are different approaches to the environment, including utilitarianism where the greatest good for the greatest number is the guiding principle. Natural law ethics sees reason as the source of moral law directing us towards the good. Virtue ethics focuses on what kind of person one should be, emphasizing traits like honesty, courage and integrity.
Human beings have exploited the environment in various ways. Forests have been cleared, soil has washed away, seas have been damaged by dynamite fishing and air pollution has spread. There are different approaches to the environment, including utilitarianism where the greatest good for the greatest number is the guiding principle. Natural law ethics sees reason as the source of moral law directing us towards the good. Virtue ethics focuses on what kind of person one should be, emphasizing traits like honesty, courage and integrity.
The way we pleasure our environment shows or defines by how we view for it. Nowadays, environments were exploited. The forest has been cleared, soil is washing away, the sea is being abused by flashing dynamites and air pollution is spreading. B. Human Being’s Approaches to Environment Utilitarianism The utilitarianism is a moral theory first put forward by Jeremy Bentham in short the underlying principle of utilitarianism is that an action is right it produces the greatest good for the greatest number wherein whatever action benefits the most people is the right action. For example; Jesus sacrifices his life to save people from sinner. So this would possibly produce the greatest good for the greatest number. Natural Law Ethics In natural law ethics, the reason is the source of the moral law; it directs us towards the good. Which the good is the ultimate goal of a person’s action. Virtue Ethics Perspective It’s an ethical system that focuses on the agent and not the action, it does not tell you how to act rather it tells you what sort of person or character you should be. Which is a person show some respect to people or anything surrounds on him/her. It questions “What is the good?” a persons considered a virtue ethics if he/she honest, courage, loyalty and integrity.