RELG 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Anthropocentrism, Greek Orthodox Church, Deep Ecology

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

Document Summary

White jr. has some points but many books have been written exploring the other side: judeo-christianity has a lot of resources etc. in place to combat climate change. His article was daring christianity to rediscover itself. How has the judeo-christian tradition helped justify the env exploitation of. Start with literature review (article summaries) what is his thesis, arguments and aims and how does he try and prove them? get most points from specific details, not just brining a bunch of quotes but delve deeper into them. Last page of the syllabus give example. First book of genesis, 1:28, calls for dominion. He talks about religion but also science and technology get thrown into this and perhaps this is where his arguments are weakest where we evolved and about the tension between the two. About technological/scientific advancements and what that means for us. White jr: science and tech don"t separate us from nature, they allow us to.