Environmental ethics Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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Dominion
A
belief that god has given human kind authority over the earth.
2
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Stewardship
A
a way of interpreting the use of dominion.
3
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Anthropocentric
A
the environment that places humans above other species.
4
Q
St Francis of Assisi
A
God communicates with us through the natural world and that therefore it is a sin to destroy it.
5
Q
Deep Ecology
A
an approach to environmental ethics thats sees all life forms as of value and human life just as one part of the biosphere.
6
Q
Shallow ecology
A
the earth is cares for to make conditions better for humans.
7
Q
Who came up with deep and shallow ecology?
A
Arne Naess
