Introduction to

the Philosophy of
the Human
Person
Lesson 4: The Human
Person in the
Environment
ANTHROPOCENT
RISM
• SIGNIFICANT ROLE
OF HUMAN KIND.
• HUMANS ARE THE
MOST IMPORTANT
SPECIES.
• ALL ORGANISMS HAVE
INHERENT VALUE AND
SHOULD BE PROTECTED.
• ETHICAL TREATMENTS OF
ANIMALS.
• VALUE ON ECOSYSTEM
• PART OF A GREATER BIOLOGICAL
SYSTEM
• HUMANS ARE GUARDIANS OF NATURE
• ORDER AND BALANCE=STABILITY AND
BEAUTY
• DEEP ECOLOGY AND THE GAEIA
HYPOTHESIS
• INTERACTION BETWEEN THE LIVING
AND NON LIVING COMPONENTS.
• ALL BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS
INTERACT WITH EACH OTHER.
How can humanity
address the damages
inflicted in our
environment?
Environmentalism

• Address the growing environmental

problems.
• Environmental awareness and
environmental action.
ENVIRONMENTAL
ETHICS
Analyzes the relationship between
humans and the environment.

Social issues that impact the

environment.

Upholding the welfare of the

environment and everything in it.

Start with your own actions.

ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE
• Fair distribution of
environmental benefits.
• Involvement of
community and
government.
• Implementing
environmental policies.
ENVIRONMENT
AL AESTHETICS

• Beauty in nature
• Maintaining
order and
balance
 SUSTAINABILIT
Y AND
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
• Reconciling human
activities and economic
development with the
protection of the
environment.
3 IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES

• ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY
• ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
• EQUITY
ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY
Maintain the state of the environment
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY

• Prudence in decision-making regarding

the use of natural resources.
• ZERO WASTE
EQUITY

Conservation of natural resources

for the next generation.
PRUDENCE
&
FRUGALITY
 PRUDENCE
The ability to regulate one's action and behavior.
FRUGALITY

• Being thrifty wit the use of resources.