Philosophy 1030A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Evangelical Environmentalism, Green Politics, Land Ethic
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Environmental and ecological movement that has emerged from crises occurring due to damage to the earth based on population growth, extinction of species and the greenhouse effect (warming of earth"s atmosphere) Claim to be neither left nor right. View that is supported in the bible. People put waste land and resources to human use as to acquire the value that they have. Emphasize a web of inter connections and mutual dependence within which we and other species live. Interdependence is unfair as humans rely much more heavily on nature than the other way around. To be responsible for the care of something. Taking into account the responsibility of something as to care for it for future generations. Greens warn against global warming through use of fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are a finite and irreplaceable product. Refers to how far ahead people think when they are deciding what to do.