Philosophy

• HUMAN PERSON

  a living being that contains a real and existing to direct its own development toward fulfilment through perfect, unconditional, and infinite truth, love, goodness, beauty, and unity, and will do so if all the proper conditions are met.
• ENVIRONMENT is the sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural forces and other living things, which provide conditions for development and growth as well as of danger and damage
• Humankind is part of the world, and we significantly affect our environment in the same way that changes in our environment affect us.
• ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY OR ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS Discipline that studies the moral relationship of human beings with the environment and its non-human contents.
• ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHERS tackle issues such as : • humanity's role in the natural world • the interaction between nature and human activities; and • humanity's response to environmental challenges.
• John Donne "No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main"
• PHILOSOPHERS • believe that the person has a special relationship with the nature • the person has the ability to change the environment to suit his or her purposes • Humans came together to form communities, the landscape and the environment changed.
• Anthropocentrism focuses on the significant role of human kind 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.
• Biocentrism believes that human are not only significant species on the planet, and that all organisms have inherent value and should be protected. This view drives the activities of humane organizations that advocate the ethical treatment of animals.
• Ecocentrism places great value on ecosystems and biological This view drives the activities of humane organizations that advocate the ethical treatment of animals.
• "DEEP ECOLOGY"and "GAIA HYPOTHESIS Emphasize the important role of the interaction between the living and non-living components of the environment
• ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS is one of the philosophical views that believes in maintaining order in the environment will bring out the natural beauty of surroundings and contribute to the well-being of the people and other organisms living in it.
• One of the development that arose during the late twentieth century was environmentalism. This perspective advocates to address the growinh environmental problems
• ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS this is a moral approach that analyzes the relationship between humans and the environment. It also discusses environmental problems caused by human activities and social issues that impact the environment.
• ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS serves as the basis for reflecting on how our actions show our regard for nature.
• Social Ecology - applies an ecological and ethical approach in analyzing society, and sees a relationship between social problems and environmental problems.
• Another perspective in the environmental awareness is environmental aesthetics, which focused on concepts of beauty in nature.
• Environmental Justice refers to fair distribution of environmental benefits, as well as the burden of meeting environmental challenges.
• Sustainability or Sustainable Development focuses on reconciling human activities and economic development with the protection of the environment.
• Environmental integrity refers to maintaining the state of the environment. This means that human activities should not disrupt the ecosystem and human communities located in the area.
• Economic efficiency refers to prudence in decision- making regarding the use of resources to ensure that there is minimum to zero waste.
• Equity demands that we use out natural resources in such a manner that these are conserved so that the next generation will be able to use them.
• Prudence - is the ability to regulate one's actions and behavior.
• Frugality - being thrifty with use of one's resources