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ENVIRONMENT
ATWES
WASTE
RMOTEH TERAH
MOTHER EARTH
HUMAN PERSON IN
THEIR
ENVIRONMENT
RECALL THE THINGS THAT YOU DID
TODAY/ YESTERDAY, WHAT ARE THE
THINGS YOU’VE DONE THAT
DESTROYED OUR ENVIRONMENT?
AS A STUDENT, DO YOU GIVE IMPORTANCE IN
YOUR ENVIRONMENT? WHAT ARE THE WAYS
YOU’VE DONE TO HELP YOUR ENVIRONMENT?
ENVIRONMENT
THE IMPACT OF HUMAN PERSON IN HIS ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

This means that as human

person, we interact not only
with our fellow human beings,
but also with other living and
non-living elements in our
environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

Humankind is a part of the

world, and we significantly affect
our environment in the same
way that changes in our
environment affect us.
ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

Environmental philosophy is a
young field that brings together
this traditional nurturing of
wisdom with a specific interest
in the environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

Environmental philosophy requires us to

develop wisdom about the environment
and that means, discussing what is best
for the environment, especially with
respect to our own actions within the
environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
Philosophers believe that
the human person has the
ability to change the
environment to suit his
purposes.
VIEWS ON THE ATTRIBUTION
OF MORAL CONSIDERATION
 ANTHROPOCENTRISM
ECOCENTRISM
BIOCENTRISM
ANTHROPOCENTRISM
- Focuses on the significant role of humankind in the
world and considers nature as the means by which
humans are able to meet their needs and survive.
- This view believes that humans are the most important
species on the planet and they are free to transform
nature and use its resources.
- Intrinsic value is assigned to humans.
ANTHROPOCENTRIC MODEL
BIOCENTRISM
- Believes that humans are not the only significant species
on the planet, and that all other organisms have
inherent value and should be protected.
- This view advocates ethical treatment of animals.
- Intrinsic value is assigned to living things.
BIOCENTRISM
- Is the view that only humans and animals, but also plants should
be morally considerable.
- Focuses on the theory that all forms of life have an inherent right
to exist.
- Biocentrists believe that all living things are equally important.
- Life- Centered Morality.
ECOCENTRISM
ECOCENTRISM
ECOCENTRISM
- Places great value on ecosystems and biological
communities. This view believes that humankind is a part of
a greater biological system or community and that we have
a significant role as stewards or guardians of nature.
- This view promotes the idea that order and balance in
nature brings about stability and beauty.
ECOCENTRISM
- Ecosystem Centered Morality
- Human should strive to preserve ecological balance and
stability.
ECOCENTRISM
• Ecocentric model, the ecological or relational integrity
of the humans provides meaning of our morals and
values and it is nature centered. Devoted to preserving
the totality of Earth’s biodiversity and the functioning of
it’s life-supporting system.
EARTH DAY
April 22 - marks the anniversary of the
birth of the modern environmental
movement in 1970
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