Value Of Human Life

In the “Grand Canyon: A Whole New World” the author proclaims, “The canyon was not the same one I’d first encountered at the conclusion of the mule ride. It no longer disoriented and terrified me but, in accordance with Colter’s ideals, it elevated the mind, enlarged the heart” (Kirn 40). This quote shows that our culture does not allow younger generation to have exposure to the natural world, but once they do experience it they can learn to understand and take responsibility for it. The vast influence of technology in one’s culture can be a deterrent from taking the time to experience nature in its true beauty. The lack of responsibility for nature has had some dramatic effects on the natural world. In the article “ Letter to the Editor on Climate Story” Walker and Roberts states, “Humanity’s reliance on carbon-based fuels is pumping dangerous amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, leading to a steady rise in average global temperature and attendant ill effects including droughts, the spread of infectious diseases, and sea level rise” (Walker and Roberts 137). If millennials do not take responsibility for the natural world they will continue to harm and ultimately destroy it for their generation and generations to

Aldo Leopold laid the foundation for environmental awareness decades ahead of a “ecological conscience” (257). There have many pleas to reconnect humanity with nature since the release of Leopold’s cherished book. Intuition and reason tell us that living in harmony with our world is more than idealistic—the future of our planet depends on it. The desire for harmony is not new one. Humans have long time sought to live in peace. It is genuine feelings of love and

Have you ever thought about how your actions or opinions affected the environment around you? We’re constantly unaware of what we do that impacts the environment’s condition. One author named Wendell Berry blames the public in his article regarding the way society and the industry has treated the environment and its natural resources. This raises concerns whether we should be putting more importance on the economy or the land that we live in for the sake of our future survival. While I agree with most of Berry’s points and perspectives I slightly disagree with a few of his opinions, but nonetheless he brings up a great matter in today’s modern society.

It will influence the future generations to why we consider environment has been important, create opportunities for generation to come, a culture that can be passed on and sense of appreciation of such an experience (Singer, 2011). This point may not so readily apply to a wider consequentialist approach, which attributes intrinsic value not only to pleasure or satisfaction, but also to various objects and processes in the natural environment (Singer, 2011).

The sad injustice to nature is that man has forgotten the biotic connection between the natural world and humanity. Whether protecting nature is a spiritual experience or simply a means for survival, nature is as much a part of human life as the human themselves. The separation created by modern environmentalism between human and non-human entities can only be reunited if people learn to view life as a part of nature. The scary part about that thought, however, is will that be enough now? Only time can

Even though we separated ourselves from nature in the attempt to salvage some beauty in the world we still “began to alter places where we were not,” through by-products of our industrialized society. (Mckibben XX) Mckibben says “it is also true that we are apart of nature” (Mckibben XXI) while Cronon wants us to see that “wilderness is more a state of mind than a fact of nature.” (Cronon 493) While Cronon wants humans to separate themselves from the wild, Mckibben asks us to confront nature head on. We are apart of it and“we possess the possibility of self-restraint” so we still have the means to stop abusing the natural order. In order to do this “we would need to change the ways we move ourselves around, the spaces we live in, the jobs we perform.” (Mckibben XXII) We can start by thinking of practical ways to affect the environment positively, starting in the

Reading William Cronon and Neil Smith, I came to understand that each of the two authors introduces us to a different approach of human conceptual relationship with nature. In The Trouble with Wilderness, William Cronon speaks about how we reject our responsibility toward nature and the potential danger existing in our conception of wilderness (or nature).  On the other hand, Neil Smith in The Production of Nature introduces us to how humanity transforms the nature in the process of producing commodities.

The two articles help readers understand that when man and nature are together they create knowledge and emotions. Both writers describe feelings that one might feel when in touch with nature; in different ways, both elaborate on the fact that if man and nature were to disconnect then an imbalance would occur. “The river was

Val Plumwood in her essay “Paths Beyond Human-Centeredness,” illustrates the impact that humans have on nature and non-animals when it comes to preserving environments. Understanding that nature has it’s living properties that let it thrive among its resources allows for people to grasp the complexities that come about when construction companies destroy the environment in which they work. Plumwood uses the term dualism to refer to the sharp distinction between two classes of individuals. There is the high class, which is considered as the “One.” In contrast, the other side of the division consists of individuals that are classified as lower and are subordinates to the “One” as “Others.” This account on dualism allows the reader to understand how humans can significantly alter the environment because of the way they perceive its resources and inhabitants. Plumwood defines five characteristics that illustrate the oppressive actions that change the connection between human relations and the relationship between humans and nature.

The Western world is the dominant society with specific parameters for modernity, which understands nature-people relationships from a perspective that is grounded on human domination over the environment. Nature is regarded as a provider of resources (e.g. oil, timber, cupper, rubber, etc.) for the profit and greed of a market-based economy that seeks infinite development. Consequently, the human-nature relationships are subject-object, implying

In this text, Cronon analyzes the concept of nature in today’s society. Cronon begins by discussing his bird's-eye view (from a Boeing 727) of the wildfires that were raging in Southern California in 1993. The author explains that he was on his way to a residential seminar at UC Irvine. One of the goals of this seminar was to explore contemporary environmental problems from an interdisciplinary perspective. The concept of nature and the environment is discussed in the text and popular ideas involving these terms are challenged; specifically the idea of nature as something that is pure and stable. Cronon goes on to suggest that the way we view nature is connected to our values, and our conflicting assumptions of nature can be detrimental to

Nature is constantly in the process of change. However, Buddhism believes that these changes in nature are largely influenced by the actions of humans. Since the environment and human morality are interdependent, changes in one results in changes in the other, whether they are beneficial or adverse. Thus, the Eightfold path serves as a guide to help individuals act in ways that will be beneficial towards our environment. Unfortunately, the majority of our contemporary morals characterize greed, hatred, ignorance, and several other “bad behaviors”. Therefore, for as long as humans base their lives through immorality, our environment will continue to deteriorate. “The Buddhist Attitude Towards Nature” by Lily de Silva represents this relationship between the morality of man and nature. Silva writes, “When mankind is demoralized through greed, famine is the natural outcome; when moral degeneration is due to ignorance, epidemic is the inevitable result; when hatred is the demoralizing force, widespread violence is the ultimate outcome” imposing the idea that man’s immorality cause the depletion of Earth (Silva, “The Buddhist Attitude Towards Nature”). For example, when self-growing rice developed on Earth, people began hoarding food, which resulted in an increase in consumer demand; but the growth rate of the food was not sufficient for the consumer demands. Due to this issue, land was divided between families and people began stealing. This greedy attitude, which signified moral degeneration among man led to a negative impact on our nature. Soon, the soil transformed and the self-growing rice stopped to grow. The effect that the behavior of man had on nature displays the significance of environmental ethics. The author continues to say that we will sustain stable environmental ethics when immorality does not exist, and humans understand the importance of how bad ethical

Ethics is the study of what is right and wrong in human conduct. Environmental ethics studies the effects of human’s moral relationships on the environment and everything within it (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, 2008). The ethical principles that govern those relations determine human duties, obligations, and responsibilities with regard to the Earth’s natural environment and all of the animals and plants that inhabit it (Taylor, 1989). The purpose of this paper is to reveal environmental issues that are threatening the existence of life on Earth, and discus our social obligations to refrain from further damaging our environment, health and life for future generations. I will discus the need for appropriate actions and the ethical

Human life value is unquestionable, but identifying what sort of value human life has seemed to provide as being the difficult aspect (WordPress, 2010). As humans we all have our own values that have developed throughout the course of our lives, with our family, friends, community and personal experiences (State of New South Wales, 2009). These factors have created our own individual story, that have developed how we as humans see and view the world around us. Homeless people are often viewed as being vulnerable, translating them to be seen by society as being different and therefore unacceptable. This translating into society’s underlying belief that homeless people have a lesser value then the rest of the population. Homeless people are still citizens therefore they are entitled to enjoy all legal rights and privileges granted by a state to the people. Everybody in life goes through problems that all have different outcomes, and sometimes that outcome result in a person finding themselves homeless. It is not because they have a lesser value then everyone else or that their story doesn’t deserve to be herd, it is simply that sometimes life throws hurdles and these hurdles can result in a person becoming or being homeless. Government and social agencies are struggling to come to grip with addressing homelessness as more than 100,000 people are homeless in Australia on any given night (Butler, 2017). Homelessness is a rising crisis in Australia, with The Salvation Army

Rachel Carson once said, “The balance of nature is not a status quo; it is fluid, evershifting,in a constant state of adjustment. Man, too, is part of this balance.” Undoubtedly, man and woman assume a crucial role in the balance of nature. More controversial among man and woman is determining exactly what that role entails. For the upward of 200 years, writers have published varying ideas about the responsibility that we, as the inhabitants of earth, possess for the natural environment. Such publications have prompted for heavy debate among writers and the general public alike regarding our debt to nature. Hundreds of years later, the heated debate continues to draw attention and cause controversy among people, resulting in countless differing notions and opinions. The debate seems to be more relevant in the modern world than it has been in the past, the reason for such debate being that people are beginning to note the recent tendencies of nature. When considering these recent, extreme changes in the environment along with other solid sources of evidence, it is apparent that a change must be made to help preserve and restore the environment to its previous state- and that change begins with us.