ENV221H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: The Population Bomb, A Sand County Almanac, Ecocentrism
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Reading encyclopedia of philosophy http://www. iep. utm. edu/envi-eth/ (integrated into lec notes) Definitions: worldview: person/group"s beliefs about meaning of world. Same data can draw diff conclusions due to influential factors religion, experiences, culture, political ideology, econ: ethics: good vs bad, right vs wrong, set or moral principles/values held by individual/society. Universalists: there are some fundamental notions of right vs wrong: ethical standards: criteria to differentiate from right vs wrong. Categorical imperative: (immanuel kant) treat other the way you"d want to be treated. Utilitarian principle: (john stuart mill) something is right when produces greatest practical benefits for most ppl: environmental ethics: applying ethical standards bw humans & non-human entities. Concern only started when saw env change due to industrialization. Anthropocentrism: if it hurts humans don"t do it, moral concerns to env bc it effects human well-being. Biocentrism: if it hurts any biological beings, don"t do it (peter singer, tom reagan, gandhi) History: 1970 started academic discipline due to increasing awareness of effects of:
