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- THE MORAL RELATIONSHIP OF HUMAN BEING TO AND THE
VALUE AND MORAL STATUS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ITS
NONHUMANE CONTENT.
-STUDY OF THE ETHICAL BASIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL OR
DISCUSSION OF THE ETHICAL BASIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION. 2
• TO OVERCOME THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
(1) WHAT ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE PRODUCE BY THE PRESENT
GENERATION?
(2) WHAT ACTS MUST BE GIVE UP TO SLOW SUCH DAMAGE?
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(1) POLLUTION
• AIR POLLUTION
• WATER POLLUTION
• LAND POLLUTION
(2) RESOURCE DEPLETION:
-DEPLETION OF SPECIES AND HABITS
-DEPLETION OF FOSSIL FUELS ETC.….
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• WE SHOULD HAVE PROFOUND RESPECT FOR NATURE.
• WE MUST MAINTAIN A HARMONIOUS RELATION WITH OTHER SPECIES.
• EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS IMPACT ON NATURE
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• LOCAL & INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE RESPECTED.
• WE MUST PLAN FOR THE LONG TERM.
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• WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE OUR MORAL DUTY TO PROTECT THE WELFARE NOT
ONLY HUMAN BEINGS, BUT ALSO OF OTHER NON-HUMAN PARTS OF THIS
SYSTEM.
• USEFULNESS OF NON-HUMAN WORLD FOR HUMAN PURPOSES.
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• HUMANS HAVE NO RIGHTS TO REDUCE THIS RICHNESS AND DIVERSITY EXPECT
TO SATISFY VITAL NEEDS.
• THE IDEOLOGICAL CHANGE IS MAINLY THAT OF APPRECIATING LIFE QUALITY,
RATHER THAN TO INCREASE HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING.
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• PROPER UTILISATION OF RESOURCES I. E. THE PEOPLE SHOULD MAINTAIN
ECOLOGICAL BALANCE.
• WE SHOULD ADOPT VOLUNTARY MEASURES TO CONVERSE THE RESOURCES.
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• IF WE ARE TO PRESERVE ENOUGH SCARCE RESOURCES, SO THAT FUTURE
GENERATIONS CAN MAINTAIN THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AT A SATISFACTION
LEVEL.
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Environmental ethics

  • 1.
  • 2.
    - THE MORALRELATIONSHIP OF HUMAN BEING TO AND THE VALUE AND MORAL STATUS OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND ITS NONHUMANE CONTENT. -STUDY OF THE ETHICAL BASIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL OR DISCUSSION OF THE ETHICAL BASIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION. 2
  • 3.
    • TO OVERCOMETHE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. (1) WHAT ARE THE ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE PRODUCE BY THE PRESENT GENERATION? (2) WHAT ACTS MUST BE GIVE UP TO SLOW SUCH DAMAGE? 3
  • 4.
    (1) POLLUTION • AIRPOLLUTION • WATER POLLUTION • LAND POLLUTION (2) RESOURCE DEPLETION: -DEPLETION OF SPECIES AND HABITS -DEPLETION OF FOSSIL FUELS ETC.…. 4
  • 5.
    • WE SHOULDHAVE PROFOUND RESPECT FOR NATURE. • WE MUST MAINTAIN A HARMONIOUS RELATION WITH OTHER SPECIES. • EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS IMPACT ON NATURE 5
  • 6.
    • LOCAL &INDIGENOUS ENVIRONMENTAL KNOWLEDGE SHOULD BE RESPECTED. • WE MUST PLAN FOR THE LONG TERM. 6
  • 7.
    • WE SHOULDRECOGNIZE OUR MORAL DUTY TO PROTECT THE WELFARE NOT ONLY HUMAN BEINGS, BUT ALSO OF OTHER NON-HUMAN PARTS OF THIS SYSTEM. • USEFULNESS OF NON-HUMAN WORLD FOR HUMAN PURPOSES. 7
  • 8.
    • HUMANS HAVENO RIGHTS TO REDUCE THIS RICHNESS AND DIVERSITY EXPECT TO SATISFY VITAL NEEDS. • THE IDEOLOGICAL CHANGE IS MAINLY THAT OF APPRECIATING LIFE QUALITY, RATHER THAN TO INCREASE HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING. 8
  • 9.
    • PROPER UTILISATIONOF RESOURCES I. E. THE PEOPLE SHOULD MAINTAIN ECOLOGICAL BALANCE. • WE SHOULD ADOPT VOLUNTARY MEASURES TO CONVERSE THE RESOURCES. 9
  • 10.
    • IF WEARE TO PRESERVE ENOUGH SCARCE RESOURCES, SO THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS CAN MAINTAIN THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE AT A SATISFACTION LEVEL. 10
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