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Lecture 5: Moral, ethical, religious approaches (Ethics (Schools of Ethics…

- - - - Types of virtues
        
        Please Forget No Grannies Fk Here
        
        Prudence, Frugality, Non-violence, Gratitude & respect, Fidelity to nature, Humility
      - environmentally virtuous role models (DT RAJ)
        
        Aldo Leopold
        
        Rachel Carson
        
        Henry David Thoreau
        
        Jane Goodall
- - - - saw themselves as an equal to non-human forms of life
      - "man does not weave the web of life. He is merely a strand in it"
      - respected nature
    - - we are dependent on non-human forms of life
      - All things are connected. Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons of earth
      - recognised that man and nature are interrelated
- - - - argue Judeo-christian scriptures support a Stewardship philosophy
    - - nature is subservient to humans
      - encourages unlimited human population growth
      - indicates sharp separation bet humans & nature
  - - - took spirits out of explanation
      - view nature as mechanical and inert
    - - rise in materialism and consumerism
      - development of capitalism
  - - - "Because God created the natural world, it is wrong to abuse it" 75% agreed
      - suggestive that organised religions can actually be a source of pro-environmental attitudes
  - - - Polytheistic
      - Pantheistic
      - Monotheistic
      - Atheistic
- - - - Aims
      - Respect and care for DEDUCE-C
        
        Diversity, Ecological integrity, Democracy, Universal human rights, Community of life, Economic justice, Culture of peace
      - Reach out to RISE
        
        Scholars & theologians
        
        Ethicists
        
        Religious leaders
        
        Individuals/orgs interested in linking religion & spirituality to sustainability