Chapter 4

• Stephen Schwartz


  "But I know that every rock and sea and creature hasa life, has a spirit, has a name. "
• COSMOS - CENTRIC APPROACH

  • relationship to the environment shows that human beings are a microcosm of the cosmos ('micro' -small+ 'cosmos' -universe).
  • It means that the universe is reflected in us
• Theocentric approach 


  refers to an approach or perspective that places God at the center of one's life or as the central aspect of existence.
• Anthropocentrism

  • human-centered
  • but in its most relevant philosophical form it is the ethical belief that humans alone possess intrinsicvalue.
• Harmony

  • state of balance and cooperation between different components of an ecosystem.
  • interaction between living organisms, such as plants and animals, and their physical environment, such as the soil, air, and water.
• Harmony

  • necessary condition for development, progress, fulfillment, overall happiness and survival of both the individual and the group to which he or she belongs to
• Taoism

  • based on the Tao Te Ching
  • means 'the way of nature'
  • judges affluence by the number of species
  • believes that nature itself is divine and that we should live in harmony with nature's cycles and systems.
• Restoration

  • halting pollution
  • reducing and treating waste, managing demand for water and fish
  • reviving vegetation above and below the surface.