STUDY THE PICTURE

VERY CAREFULLY
 lesson 5

MAN AND HIS

ENVIRONMENT
HOW DOES PHILOSOPHY DEFINE MAN’S
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT?
HOW DO PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS
INFLUENCE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS?
How does Philosophy define man’s relationship
with the environment?

Environmental Philosophy

1
The branch of
Philosophy concerned
with the natural
environment and
humanity’s place
within it.
How does Philosophy define man’s relationship
with the environment?

anthroprocentrism

2
The belief that
humans are the
central and most
significant species
on the planet.
3 DEEP ECOLOGY
Sees the natural world as being
maintained by the
interrelationship among living
organisms.
Every living organism is
dependent on each other for
survival.
4 GAIA HYPOTHESIS
Believes that the living
and non-living components
of planet interact to
maintain balance and
enable life to continue on
Earth.
 HOW DO
PHILOSOPHICAL
VIEWS INFLUENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTIONS?
5 ENVIRONMENTAL
ETHICS

ALL NON-HUMANS HAVE

VALUE AND SHOULD BE
PRESERVED.
THE PRESERVATION OF
ENVIRONMENT IS
BENEFICIAL TO HUMANS.
MAN HAS THE
RESPONSIBILITY TO
SAFEGUARD THE PLANET.
6 SOCIAL ECOLOGY

ECOLOGICAL AND
ETHICAL APPROACH IN:
ANALYZING SOCIETY
SEEING SOCIAL PROBLEMS
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS
The growing concern about the
climate change inspired number of
views such as:

1. CLIMATE ETHICS AND

CLIMATE JUSTICE
Consider climate change as a
significant issue.
2. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Refers to the fair distribution of
environmental benefits and
burdens
environmental
aesthetics
3

Discuss concepts 4
2
of beauty in
nature.
Maintaining the 1 5
order and 6
balance in the
environment.
ENVIRONMENTALISM
Has also become an important
issue in international politics
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTS

Signing of Kyoto Protocol

Earth Day, 1970 up to present
 Quote to live by:
“A lot of the big things start at
home.”

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