Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Anthropocentrism, Private Good, Deep Ecology
4 Jul 2013
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Had more impact on atmosphere than other single organism in the history of. Death as a metaphor: died in his bed strangled by a network of ropes to pull himself up. According to animal liberationists and speciesists: follow the argument of darwin"s origin of species, believe humans are superior to non humans, emphasize the importance of speciation in evolutionary development, isolate the fitness of specific traits. Loss of natural resources: natural habitats, wild food sources, biological diversity. Soft ceilings on necessary resources: energy sources: oil natural gas and coal, fresh water. Harmful things we generate: toxic chemicals, alien species: lamprey in the great lakes, atmospheric gases. Population growth and per capita impact (human population: population should stabilize at 9 12 billion, more people require more resources, developed world is 32 times developing world. Beyond left and right: left right spectrum is misleading. Green vs the mainstream: humans are the centre of everything.
