Starter 2.14: How does Rachel Carson answer this week’s question? (How does she characterize the human relationship with Earth and its other species and resources?) Quote the reading in your response.
Part 2 of Humans and Planet Earth
Environmental Ethics Vocab
- Instrumental and Intrinsic Value
- Anthropocentrism
- Preservation
- Conservation
- Sustainability
- Environmental Justice
- Innovation as an ETHIC
- Interconnectedness and the Gaia principle
Journal 2.14: What are your thoughts on the human relationship with Planet Earth? Which, if any, of these concepts from environmental ethics resonates most with you? Which do you think humankind should embrace? (anthropocentrism, conservation, preservation, innovation, sustainability, environmental justice)
Read and annotate with attention to the land ethic that this text describes. THINK: How does the indigenous land ethic differ from the anthropocentrism that has been the dominant paradigm in Western Civilization?