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    This document discusses environmental philosophy and different views on the philosophical relationship between humans and the environment. It presents three main views: anthropocentrism, which sees nature as existing for human use; biocentrism, which believes all organisms have inherent worth; and ecocentrism, which views humans as part of the greater biological system. Ancient thinkers like Anaximander and Pythagoras saw nature as ordered and humans as having a relationship involving love of other living things. Modern thinkers like Kant saw order in nature guiding a religious perspective, while Marcuse saw humans having power over nature and Mead saw human responsibilities in nature.

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    The Human Person in The Environment

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    This document discusses environmental philosophy and different views on the philosophical relationship between humans and the environment. It presents three main views: anthropocentrism, which sees nature as existing for human use; biocentrism, which believes all organisms have inherent worth; and ecocentrism, which views humans as part of the greater biological system. Ancient thinkers like Anaximander and Pythagoras saw nature as ordered and humans as having a relationship involving love of other living things. Modern thinkers like Kant saw order in nature guiding a religious perspective, while Marcuse saw humans having power over nature and Mead saw human responsibilities in nature.

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    This document discusses environmental philosophy and different views on the philosophical relationship between humans and the environment. It presents three main views: anthropocentrism, which sees nature as existing for human use; biocentrism, which believes all organisms have inherent worth; and ecocentrism, which views humans as part of the greater biological system. Ancient thinkers like Anaximander and Pythagoras saw nature as ordered and humans as having a relationship involving love of other living things. Modern thinkers like Kant saw order in nature guiding a religious perspective, while Marcuse saw humans having power over nature and Mead saw human responsibilities in nature.

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    The Human Person in The Environment

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    Lilibeth Joyce Pantaleon
    This document discusses environmental philosophy and different views on the philosophical relationship between humans and the environment. It presents three main views: anthropocentrism, which sees nature as existing for human use; biocentrism, which believes all organisms have inherent worth; and ecocentrism, which views humans as part of the greater biological system. Ancient thinkers like Anaximander and Pythagoras saw nature as ordered and humans as having a relationship involving love of other living things. Modern thinkers like Kant saw order in nature guiding a religious perspective, while Marcuse saw humans having power over nature and Mead saw human responsibilities in nature.

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    What is It?

    The Human
    Person in the
    Environment
    GROUP 3
    Lesson For The Day
    Have you ever wondered what happens to the
    things you throw away?
    Did you ever think of the effects of these things on
    our surroundings?
    If not, it is time for you to reflect. As the popular
    saying goes, "what goes around comes around", it
    tells us that for every action there will be effects to it.
    Environmental
    Environmental Philosophy is the discipline
    that studies the moral relationship of

    Philosophy human beings with the environment and its


    non-human contents. Philosophers belive
    that the human person has the ability to
    change the environment to suit his
    purposes. This means that as human
    person, we interact not only with our fellow
    human beings, but also with ohter living
    and non-living elements in our
    environment.
    Let's look on focuses on the significant role of humankind

    these three views


    in the world and considers nature as the
    means by which humans are able to meet

    of philosophical their needs and survive.

    environment
    ANTHROPOCENTRISM

    believes that humans are not the only places great value on ecosystems and
    significant species on the planet, and that biological communities. This views believes
    all other organisms have inherent value that humankind is a part of a greater
    and should be protected. This view biological system or community and that we
    advocates ethical treatment of animals. have a significant role as stewards or
    guardians of nature.
    BIOCENTRISM ECOCENTRISM
    People may treat environment as source of raw
    materials to be used in any way he pleases and as
    something that envelops and surround him thus,
    have a unique relationship with it. This means that
    people can help solve environmental issues and
    problems. We can apply our philosophical
    investigation aesthetically to appreciate our
    nature. But how can we aesthetically organize the
    place that are not in order?

    Let's understand the ancient and modern thinkers'


    concepts on how to appreciate nature.
    Ancient Thinkers
    Anaximander
    According to "Create-Destruction" the sketch of the
    genesis of the world (cosmology), the evolution of
    the world begins with the generation of opposites in
    a certain region in Nature. Nature is indeterminate
    boundless in the sense that no boundaries between
    the warm and or the moist and dry regions are
    originally present within.
    Ancient Thinkers
    Pythagoras
    He described the universe as living embodiment of
    nature's order, harmony, and beauty. He sees our
    relationship with the universe involving biophilia
    (love of other living things) and cosmophilia (love of
    other living beings.
    Modern Thinkers
    Immanuel Kant
    "The orderliness of nature and the harmony of nature
    with our faculties guide us toward a deeper religious
    perspective."
    Modern Thinkers
    Herbert Marcuse
    "Human have power over nature"
    Modern Thinkers
    George Herbert Mead
    "Man have duties and responsibilities in nature"
    Thank You
    SEE YOU NEXT TIME

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