Environmental Philosophy and Biocentrism

Branch of philosophy that is concerned with the natural environment and humanity’s place within it. It emphasizes the role humans play in causing environmental changes.

Refers to all environmental ethics that extend the status of moral objects from human beings to all other living things in nature (Yu, n.d.) Emphasized the value and rights of organic individuals.

Ethical perspective that all life deserves equal moral consideration and has equal moral standing.

Branch of applied philosophy that studies the conceptual foundations of environmental values and more concrete issues surrounding societal attitudes, actions, and policies to protect and sustain biodiversity and ecological systems (Minteer, 2014).

Humans and their moral relationship between the biotic and abiotic aspects of the environment. Centered around climate change & biodiversity loss.

FOUR PRINCIPLES OF BIOCENTRISM: 1. Humans are thought of as members of the Earth’s community of life, holding that membership on the same terms applies to all non-human members (i.e. humans share the same value as all other living beings). 2. The Earth’s natural ecosystem as a totality is seen as a complex web of interconnected elements. 3.

______ Belief that humans are the central most significant species on the planet. View that only human interests need to be taken into account. Humans are the chief stewards of God’s creation, while non-human beings have no intrinsic value since they are only valuable depending on their utility to human beings.

Maintains that human beings have a moral duty to set limits in the utilization of nature’s good to protect the needs of future generations (Fernandez, 2018). FOUR PRINCIPLES OF ______ 1. Human beings must recognize their moral obligations to the present generation of human beings about their utilization of environmental goods. 2. The present generation must consider the well-being of future generations and be aware that the stability and health of the future generations are directly affected by the decisions that the present generation makes concerning the environment. 3. People must understand and consider the full value of the various ecological services provided by the ecosystem. 4. People must recognize that nature has an aesthetic value.

The understanding that ecological groups such as ecosystems, habitats, species, and populations are all parts of the environmental concern.

______: Environmental reform To soften the impact of pollution.

The natural world is maintained by the interrelationship among living organisms and every living thing on the planet depends on each other’s survival. Arne Naess – Norwegian philosopher; coined the term “Deep Ecology”. Value of human and non-human life as well as the importance of the ecosystem and the natural processes. Based on deep experience with nature.

Inherent Value 5. Human Interference 2. Diversity 6. Policy Change 3. Vital Needs 7. Quality of Life 4. Population 8. Obligation of Action ALDO LEOPOLD and the WOLVES Leopoold’s experience influenced the way.

Anthropocentrism is the belief that only human interests need to be taken into account.

Enlightened anthropocentrism maintains that human beings have a moral duty to set limits in the utilization of nature’s goods to protect the needs of future generations.

Deep ecology emphasizes the value of human and non-human life as well as the importance of the ecosystem and the natural processes.

Realists in politics and environmental ethics advocate for radical change to set stringent new priorities.

The four principles of enlightened anthropocentrism include the recognition of moral obligations to the present generation and the consideration of the well-being of future generations.

Ecocentrism refers to all environmental ethics that extend the status of moral objects from human beings to all other living things in nature.

A branch of philosophy that is concerned with the natural environment and humanity’s place within it is environmental theology.

Deep ecology is centered around climate change and biodiversity loss.

Aldo Leopold's experience influenced the development of deep ecology.

Fundamentalists in politics and environmental ethics advocate for environmental reform to soften the impact of pollution.

Biocentrism refers to all environmental ethics that extend the status of moral objects from human beings to all other living things in nature

Environmental ethics is a branch of applied philosophy that studies the conceptual foundations of environmental values and more concrete issues surrounding societal attitudes, actions, and policies to protect and sustain biodiversity and ecological systems

Aldo Leopold's experience influenced the development of the concept that ecological groups are all parts of the environmental concern

Humans are thought of as the central most significant species on the planet in the context of biocentrism

Deep Ecology is a concept based on the value of human and non-human life as well as the importance of the ecosystem and the natural processes

Environmental reform aims to soften the impact of pollution