Unit 3: Shallow vs Deep env. Phil

Question 1

Who advocated wise use of utilitarian conservatism ?

Answer 1

Gifford Pinchot
Worked with John Muir
Felt certain areas should be completely left intact:
Preservatism

Question 2

Who
Felt certain areas should be completely left intact:
Preservatism

Answer 2

John Muir
Founder of seirra club in us and can .

Question 3

Gifford Pinchot taught Aldo Leopold who taught Arne Naess who founded what?

Answer 3

Deep ecology ,
Adopted from Aldo Leopoldo land ethic and eco centrism; within the ecosystem not apart from it

Question 4

Who created the land ethic and eco centrism?

Answer 4

Aldo Leopoldo
We need to accept we are citizens of the earth just like all the other living things and stop seeing ourselves as conquerors

Question 5

What type of thinking did deep ecology lead to?

Answer 5

Gestalt thinking (Arne naess)
We are all interconnected to the earth and universe
You get reality directly from spontaneous experiences

Question 6

Biocentrism vs anthropocentrism:

Answer 6

Bio: humans are apart of ecosystem and equally important to all other life
Anthro: humans are the center or the ecosystem and most important

Question 7

Which 2 ecological approaches compete ?

Answer 7

Shallow ecology : focusing on pollution and conserving resources to protect human survival
Deep ecology ; advocating for deeper understanding of our ecosystems and how we are apart within it and not the center of it

Question 8

Who is the founder of deep ecology ?

Answer 8

Arne Naess

Question 9

Who wrote the land ethic?

Answer 9

A pupil of Pinchot , Aldo Leopold

Question 10

Which view links consideration with the land to ethical-social considerations among humans?

Answer 10

Ecofeminism : women’s oppression linked to natures oppression

Question 11

What are the 3 basic ideas of land as energy circuit?

Answer 11

1. Land is more than just dirt
2. Indigenous flora and fauna maintained the energy circuit open: not other invasive species
3. Alterations brought about by humans are different than those brought by evolution and have more impacts than planned

Question 12

Ecological vs Ecophilosophy?

Answer 12

Ecological: connected with plants and living things within environment

Eco philosophy : ecological harmony and philosophical understanding of connection humans have with environment