Ethics a major branch of philosophy a major branch of philosophy proper conduct and good living proper conduct and good living “the good life” “the good.

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Ethics a major branch of philosophy a major branch of philosophy proper conduct and good living proper conduct and good living “the good life” “the good life” the life worth living the life worth living the life that is simply satisfying the life that is simply satisfying considered more important than morals considered more important than morals applied ethics applied ethics asking “right or wrong” questions about real-life situations asking “right or wrong” questions about real-life situations achieving the “greatest good” achieving the “greatest good”

Environmental Ethics includes the ‘non-human’ world includes the ‘non-human’ world influences law, sociology, theology, economics, ecology, geography, etc. influences law, sociology, theology, economics, ecology, geography, etc. influential books, articles, etc.: influential books, articles, etc.: Henry David Thoreau: Walden (1854) Henry David Thoreau: Walden (1854) Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac, "The Land Ethic” (1949) Aldo Leopold: A Sand County Almanac, "The Land Ethic” (1949) Rachel Carson: Silent Spring (1962) Rachel Carson: Silent Spring (1962) Lynn White: "The Historical Roots of our Ecologic Crisis” (1967) Lynn White: "The Historical Roots of our Ecologic Crisis” (1967) Garrett Hardin: "The Tragedy of the Commons" (1968) Garrett Hardin: "The Tragedy of the Commons" (1968) Earth Day (founded 1970) Earth Day (founded 1970) Al Gore: An Inconvenient Truth (2006) Al Gore: An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

Influences on Environmental Ethics Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, 1962 Earth Day, established 1970 “The Land Ethic”, an essay from A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold, 1949

Difficult Questions Should we continue to clear cut forests for the sake of human consumption? Should we continue to reproduce and spread around the world? Should we continue to make gasoline powered vehicles? What environmental obligations should we keep for future generations? Is it right for humans to cause the extinction of a species for the convenience of humanity?

The Maldives

Flooding

Child Labor

Coal mining

Oil

Trash