Environmental Ethics 0.0 / 5 ? EthicsDominionA2/A-levelOCR Created by: fry9076Created on: 30-03-14 14:52 Dominion The Judaeo-Christian idea that humans have a special place in the natural world and have responsibility for it. 1 of 16 Stewardship Belief that God has given humanity responsibility to care and look after the planet. 2 of 16 Creation Spirituality A religious approach that emphasizes that humankind is part of creation and that God can be found in all of his creation. 3 of 16 Anthropocentric The idea that humans and their interests are more significant than those of any other species. 4 of 16 Deep Ecology/Libertarianism: The belief that all life forms have intrinsic value. 5 of 16 Speciesist Discrimination in favour of one species, usually the human species, over another. 6 of 16 Ecosophy The idea that all living things, whether humans, animals or plants, have rights. 7 of 16 Ecological Extension (Eco-Holism) The belief that all ecosystems and living things are interdependent. 8 of 16 Gaia Hypothesis The hypothesis that suggests that the world’s physical properties and the biosphere join together to form a complex interacting system. 9 of 16 Gaia The idea of Gaia comes from the name of the Greek Goddess of the Earth, who was believed to be intrinsically part of the planet. 10 of 16 Symbiosis The mutually beneficial relationship between two things, where they are dependent of each other. 11 of 16 Conservation Ethics The ethics of the use, allocation, protection and exploitation of the natural world. 12 of 16 Conservationism (Shallow Ecology) The theory that the environment’s importance is related to it’s usefulness for humanity. 13 of 16 Instrumental Value Something’s value lies in its usefulness for others. 14 of 16 Intrinsic Value Belief that something is valuable in itself. 15 of 16 Biodiversity The variety of living things on earth. 16 of 16
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