There are many different ethical theories pertaining to the environment; theories about how the environment works, ways to protect it, what's morally right and so on. Some of the theories include biocentrism, deep ecology and ecofeminism. With these theories comes different view points on each one. If something has extrinsic or intrinsic value, arguments on moral status, and other factors that play into every individual ethical theory. When talking about ethical theories, it is important to take note of all the factors that can effect a theory but also to form your own opinion on the theories being discussed. One of the first things we learned about in this class was the idea of anthropocentrism. Anthropocentrism can include aspects of psychology, biology, sociology and ecology. In summary, this idea basically places humans over everything and
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Not to say that these other things don't have high value, they do, but they are of a much lesser status. Just because anthropocentrism is centered around the human race does not mean that it neglects the environment, instead humans care for the environment to benefit themselves. An example would be if farm soil was not taken care of properly; humans would see a negative impact because the soil used to grow their food wouldn't produce as much and humans would have a significantly less amount to eat. There are two different animal rights theories, strong animal rights theory and weak animal rights theory. There are also two different descriptions of strong animal rights theory, utilitarian and "experiencing subject. According to dictionary.com the definition of utilitarian is "having regard to utility or usefulness rather than beauty, ornamentation, etc." (see citation). When looking at this specific theory things can be ranked
Not to say that these other things don't have high value, they do, but they are of a much lesser status. Just because anthropocentrism is centered around the human race does not mean that it neglects the environment, instead humans care for the environment to benefit themselves. An example would be if farm soil was not taken care of properly; humans would see a negative impact because the soil used to grow their food wouldn't produce as much and humans would have a significantly less amount to eat. There are two different animal rights theories, strong animal rights theory and weak animal rights theory. There are also two different descriptions of strong animal rights theory, utilitarian and "experiencing subject. According to dictionary.com the definition of utilitarian is "having regard to utility or usefulness rather than beauty, ornamentation, etc." (see citation). When looking at this specific theory things can be ranked