RELG 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Personal Taste, Color Blindness, Dianoia

• School: McGill University
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RELG 270
• Professor: David Goodin

Document Summary

Arne naess responding to lynn white jr. To allow situating yourself psychologically and to give oneself an orientation. Open enough to be a religion of nature but also can be a way of life. 2) a set of characteristics that can be used to critique, challenge, and inspire world religions to become more bio-centric and eco-centric. Checkmarks to see if a particular thought system is good in terms of not re-route this stream. The spectrum of ecology science (no greater meaning) environmental sustainability. In book used as critique challenge etc. eating imported soy?) Bio-centrism=next step, grows towards greater appreciation of life (eg pescatarianism or only eating ethically grown meat) Eco-centrism=next step, the belief that the non living aspects of the world. Deep ecology=next step, wrapped up in quasi religious/philosophical form of eco-centrism, includes a feeling of grounding and meaning in nature and the cosmos. To rethink and re-feel religion (cid:523)is veganism still ecologically sound if you"re.