(2 Prelim) 3 The Human Person In The Environment

Domination

works by forcing the other to conform to what is superior.

paradigm shift

a change from the mystical explanation of the origin of the cosmos to a more rational explanation

boundless

a term to convey the further thought that nature is indeterminate boundless in the sense that no boundaries between warm and cold or the moist and dry regions are originally present within it

anthropocentric model

a view or concept about humans are superior and central to the universe

Ecocentric Model

a view or concept about the ecological or relational integrity of the humans provides meaning of our morals and values

Immanuel Kant

according to him we must ignore any practical motives or inclination that we have and instead contemplate the object without being distracted by our desires

George Herbert Mead

for him as a human beings we don't have only the rights but duties we are not only citizen of the community but how we react to the community and in our reaction to it

Herbert Marcuse

for him humanity had dominated nature. there can only be change if we will change our attitude towards our perception of the environment

Pythagoras

greek philosopher and mathematician who proved the pythagorean theorem. considered to be the first true mathematician

Pythagoras

he describe the universe as living embodiment of nature's order, harmony, and beauty

Anaximander

he is a pre-socratic greek philosopher and student of Thales who believed the universal substance to be infinity rather than something resembling ordinary objects

Ecocentric Model

in this model ecosystem is first and assumes that the natural world has intrinsic

Chinese cosmic conception

it is based on the assumption that all that happens in the universe is a continuous whole like a chain of natural consequence

Cosmophilia

it means love of other living beings

Biophilia

it means love of other living things

ecological positioning

occurs in the past, present, and future and thier environmental settings with regards to our identification, relation and attachment in, about, with or for various nature

Immanuel Kant

she is an influential german idealist philosopher

tao

the wise, therefore conforms with ___ and is happy

Ecofeminism

this theory argues that ecological crisis is a consequence of male dominance. In this view, whatever is superior is entitled to inferior. Male traits as in the anthropocentric model as superior as opposed to female traits as in the ecocentric model.

Deep Ecology

this theory ecological crisis is an outcome anthropocentrism controlling the attitude of humankind is extended to the nature when in fact humanity is part of nature

social ecology

this theory ecological crisis result from authoritarian social structures. Destroying nature is a reflection wherein few people overpower others while exploiting the environment for profit and self-interest.