Environmental Values
Environmental Values
Environmental changes are more and more apparent as time moves on. Environmental issues have an ethical dimension. These issues are not just about using resources efficiently. Equality in the distribution of environmental supplies and burdens, fairness in the processes of environmental decision-making, the moral state of future generations and non-humans, these and other ethical values inform the responses of society to environmental problems (Splash, 2000). The following will discuss three approaches that are commonly advocated in incorporating ethical values into environmental decision-making.
According to Wikipedia (2007) ecofeminism is a social and political movement which unites environmentalism and feminism, with some currents linking deep ecology and feminism. Therefore, there is no single definition of ecofeminism; however, there are core principles. Ecofeminists' agree that the domination of women and the domination of nature are fundamentally connected and that environmental efforts are therefore essential with work to overcome the oppression of women. Throughout history nature is portrayed as feminine when referred to as "Mother Nature." Women are often thought of as closer to nature than men.
The primary aims of ecofeminism are not the same as those typically associated with liberal feminism. Ecofeminists' do not seek equality with men; however they do aim for liberation of women as women. Central to this liberation is recognition of the value of the activities traditionally associated with women; childbirth, nurturing, and the whole domestic arena. Women's physiological connection with birth and child care has partly led to this close association with nature (Harris, 2007).
According to Encyclopedia Britannica (2007) pluralism assumes that diversity is beneficial to society and that independence should be enjoyed by cultural groups within a society, including religious groups, trade unions,...
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