Environmental compliance and sustainability Note; Two pages discussions and follow two response letter Based on your prior knowledge, the lecture and the resources provided, what does sustainability mean to you? Review the Visualizing Sustainability blog; identify the diagram that seems most relevant to you. Why? What do you think is the difference between sustainability and environmental compliance? What is cit? · The Catholic Intellectual Tradition · “A 2000-year-old “conversation” between the Church and the world, a dialogue between the Christian community of believers and the culture in which it finds itself.” Values and assumptions of cit: · Human life has meaning, and meaning can be known · The basic principles of moral right and wrong are given and not invented or determined by humans. · In the person of Jesus of Nazareth we have an utterly trustworthy interpretation of the meaning and destiny of human life, of human relationship with God, and of what constitutes a good life. Cit · A way of approaching knowledge by: · A deep commitment to the continuity of faith and reason · A cherishing of the cumulative wisdom of the past · An inclusive, non-elitist bent · Goals/methods that reflect the communal dimension of all human actions · Scholarship as integration of knowledge · The “sacramental principle” The common good · “that which benefits society as a whole” · Aristotle, Machiavelli, Rousseau · Political philosophy · Active engagement in politics (Aristotle) · Virtuous citizens (Machiavelli) · Private will vs. the general will (Rousseau) Catholicism and the common good · 1 of 7 principles of Catholic Social Teaching · Pope John XXIII defined the common good as "the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily" (Pacem in Terris 55). · Pope John Paul II noted, "is not simply the sum total of particular interests; rather it involves an assessment and integration of those interests on the basis of a balanced hierarchy of values; ultimately, it demands a correct understanding of the dignity and the rights of the person" (Centesimus Annus 47). The common good, in other words, is not simply what people happen to want, but what would be authentically good for people, the social conditions that enable human flourishing. · The ultimate good is found in God alone, but the common good should serve as a vehicle to reach this goal. To cite movie follow that :Films or Movies List films by their title. Include the name of the director, the film studio or distributor, and the release year. If relevant, list performer names after the director's name. The Usual Suspects. Directed by Bryan Singer,performances by Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, and Benecio del Toro, Polygram, 1995. To emphasize specific performers or directors, begin the citation with the name of the desired performer or director, followed by the approp ...

1. Environmental compliance and sustainability
Note; Two pages discussions and follow two response letter
Based on your prior knowledge, the lecture and the resources
provided, what does sustainability mean to you? Review the
Visualizing Sustainability blog; identify the diagram that seems
most relevant to you. Why? What do you think is the difference
between sustainability and environmental compliance?
What is cit?
· The Catholic Intellectual Tradition
· “A 2000-year-old “conversation” between the Church and the
world, a dialogue between the Christian community of believers
and the culture in which it finds itself.”
Values and assumptions of cit:
· Human life has meaning, and meaning can be known
· The basic principles of moral right and wrong are given and
not invented or determined by humans.
· In the person of Jesus of Nazareth we have an utterly
trustworthy interpretation of the meaning and destiny of human
life, of human relationship with God, and of what constitutes a
good life.
Cit
· A way of approaching knowledge by:
· A deep commitment to the continuity of faith and reason
· A cherishing of the cumulative wisdom of the past
· An inclusive, non-elitist bent
· Goals/methods that reflect the communal dimension of all
human actions
· Scholarship as integration of knowledge
· The “sacramental principle”
The common good

2. · “that which benefits society as a whole”
· Aristotle, Machiavelli, Rousseau
· Political philosophy
· Active engagement in politics (Aristotle)
· Virtuous citizens (Machiavelli)
· Private will vs. the general will (Rousseau)
Catholicism and the common good
· 1 of 7 principles of Catholic Social Teaching
· Pope John XXIII defined the common good as "the sum total
of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as
individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more
easily" (Pacem in Terris 55).
· Pope John Paul II noted, "is not simply the sum total of
particular interests; rather it involves an assessment and
integration of those interests on the basis of a balanced
hierarchy of values; ultimately, it demands a correct
understanding of the dignity and the rights of the person"
(Centesimus Annus 47). The common good, in other words, is
not simply what people happen to want, but what would be
authentically good for people, the social conditions that enable
human flourishing.
· The ultimate good is found in God alone, but the common
good should serve as a vehicle to reach this goal.
To cite movie follow that :Films or Movies
List films by their title. Include the name of the director, the
film studio or distributor, and the release year. If relevant, list
performer names after the director's name.
The Usual Suspects. Directed by Bryan Singer,performances by
Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri, Stephen
Baldwin, and Benecio del Toro, Polygram, 1995.
To emphasize specific performers or directors, begin the
citation with the name of the desired performer or director,
followed by the appropriate title for that person.
Lucas, George, director. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
Twentieth Century Fox, 1977.