Environmental Ethics

Question 1

Environmentalism

Answer 1

A concern with the long-term effect of human activities, the survival of species and help of the environment

Question 2

Stewardship

Answer 2

The ideology that humans have been given the responsibility to look after the world

Question 3

Conservation

Answer 3

Idea that humanity must protect natural resources

Question 4

The Cornwall Alliance

Answer 4

They are very critical of the Ideological link between evangelical churches and environmental movements.

Question 5

Shallow Ecology

Answer 5

• The theory of environmental ethics which mostly focuses on conservation, we should aim to prevent the extension of species but only to its value of human beings

Question 6

Problem of Shallow Ecology

Answer 6

Doesn’t take into account the value we give to nature and the environment

Question 7

Eco - Holism

Answer 7

Environmental movement which views all biotic (living) and abiotic components as independent

Question 8

Speciesm

Answer 8

The assumption that human beings are the superior species, compared to wildlife

Question 9

Relativism

Answer 9

The idea that moral judgements are relative to individual cultures or perspectives

Question 10

Deep Ecology

Answer 10

• Developed by Arne Naess (1912-2009)
• All living beings have intrinsic worth, regardless of their usefulness to humans. We could restore human dominance over nature to restore ecological balance