SDS131R Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Rudolf Bahro, Anthropocentrism, Robert E. Goodin

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Social Development Studies
• Course: SDS131R
• Professor: Theresa Romkey

Document Summary

Human nature largely biological and best understood in ecological terms. Role of the state encouragement of the diversity of life in all forms. Environmentalism is a political philosophy that advocates heightened sensitivity for the environment. They range from moderate change to deep ecologists. Not a new ideology as the roots go back to the 1800s and concerns with the rise of industrialization and privatization of lands: creation of provincial parks and government protected lands, sierra club. Re-emerges in the 1960s to become a more ideological and political framework. Rachel carson, publishes silent spring in 1962. On the effects of pollution on the environment and the possibility of human extinction because of nuclear war. Also insecticides, herbicides, industrial pollution, and the elimination of specific species. We think humans are here to master nature or that we can master nature and she tells us this is a big problem. Reform environmentalism: gro harlem brundtland, sustainable development as the goal.