Shallow ecology has a shallow outlook on the environment and believes that we should only do something if it is for our interests, for example, we should save ecosystems but only if they are of value to us. The view is completely self-centred. It suggests an anthropocentric approach to ecology and sees environmental issues in terms of human-centred reforms rather than any deep change in relationships between humans and the Earth. The term 'light green' has been applied to the beliefs of so-called shallow ecologists. Shallow ecologists believe that different aspects of the natural world are interconnected, so the way that we treat nature should take this into account.
Transition: Let’s begin by first looking at how animals have rights of their own. [Body] I. Animal rights are as important as human rights. a. Matt Prescott, director for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals “Change is sometimes difficult. But in a country that values justice, we owe it to ourselves to continue learning and expanding our sphere of respect for others who are not exactly like us but who still deserve to be protected from exploitation.
Unit 23 Support Personal Hygiene 1.1 Explain why personal hygiene is important? Personal hygiene is important as good personal hygiene reduces the spread of bacteria and other unwanted offensive materials which also reduce the spread disease. Also if personal hygiene is maintained it provides a good and professional impression. 1.2 Describe the effects of poor hygiene on health and wellbeing? Poor hygiene can affect health by spreading disease and making people ill, Poor hygiene affects a person’s wellbeing by making them feel unclean and smelly which could affect the individual by causing them to become depressed, lack motivation & wanting to be alone.
It implies that to truly live life, one must seek simplicity, harmony with nature, and to follow one’s own path. Thoreau strongly believes and advocates that those who live lives of luxury and in mainstream culture created by the Industrial Revolution aren’t really living. He believes this illusion of progress impedes man’s spiritual transcendence, true happiness, and understanding of the essential facts of life. Thoreau’s advice encourages one to rid of superfluous possessions and social activities so as to lead as simple and "bare bones" a life as possible. The advice explains that “life near the bone is sweetest.” The simple life (i.e.
He believed that the government had an obligation to protect the citizens natural rights. But that was the only reason that the government existed, and if the people believed that the government was not fulfilling this task, they could overthrow him and find someone new. John Locke believed that good and evil, reward and punishment, are the only motives to a rational human being. These are the guidelines by which all
Locke believes that humans have natural rights to life, liberty and property but as a society, we live in, can be corrupted, these rights can be broken apart. Therefore, in order to protect these ‘natural rights’, the social contract emerges. When rules are set, as well as securing everyone’s self-interest, it is in fact a moral thing to do, as it helps everyone. For example, if a person cannot hunt, a stronger person that is able to hunt would be able to hep. And that works other way as well - people have different skills that can help each other.
Charity is not an obligation, “giving aid would be a good thing to do but it would not be wrong not to do it” (Gilabert, 2007). In Singer’s eyes, these “traditional moral categories are upset” (Singer, 1972). Spending money on frivolous items when others are suffering and we have the means to satisfy or own needs and the needs of our dependents is in the eyes of Singer to be wrong (Singer, 1972). It is not an act of charity to donate money to those suffering from lack of shelter, food, and medicine it is in fact a duty that many are ignoring (Singer, 1972). The distinction between duty and charity seem to blur closer together for him than what has been traditionally set by society.
My understanding was that we were not supposed to be mean to animals. Little did I realize back then that unethical treatment to animals was so much more than just being nice but that the zoo’s and petting farms I loved so much are
Food Inc. Animals are living beings and should be treated with decency in our society. I think that people often see animals as inferior creatures because they are not like us. However they are living creatures that depend on the same sources and basic needs to survive on this planet. For this reason alone, I believe that humans should treat animals with more decency.
Transcendentalists considered nature and the soul intimately linked. Transcendentalists found comfort and divinity in the rhythms and seasons of the natural world. Despite the increased industrialization in the world in which they lived, the search for meaning in nature was of great importance (Francis pg.7). Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Fuller, Melville, and others saw possibility, freedom, and purity in nature. Emerson’s definition of God and meaning is clearly different than that of the conservative Unitarian Church from which he split (Francis 4).