by Chum Hamilton Environmental Ethics ENV362 Professor Dave Williams August 16‚ 2008 CONTENTS Pluralism and Environmental Pragmatism 3 My Response 6 References 9 Pluralism and Environmental Pragmatism With the widely differing theoretical environmental ethic philosophical frameworks that are currently espoused‚ it is clear that a single unified theory has not yet emanated from this discipline. This has frustrated “monists” within the discipline. Monists contend that there
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www.ecofem.org/journal IN THE SHADOW OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT: FROM MOTHER EARTH TO FATHERLAND by Maria Soledad Iriart CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. INTRODUCTION ECOFEMINISM THE DEATH OF NATURE AND THE RISE OF SCIENCE THE MASCULINE RE-BIRTH OF HUMANS AND RATIONALISM CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. INTRODUCTION This dissertation examines some ecofeminist critiques of modern conceptions of nature. It focuses on the re-evaluation of the nature conception within western thought‚ following the emergence of
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at preserving the ecological balance of the earth. Francoise d’Eaubonne considered this potential to be realized in an ecological revolution. As such‚ present ecofeminism is considered a social movement on the leading edge‚ and includes peace‚ feminist‚ and ecological concerns‚ as well as drawing content from ancient traditions. Ecofeminism identifies patriarchal dominations: sexism‚ racism‚ classism‚ heterosexism‚ plus naturism. It is the union of radical or cultural feminism with radical ecology
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A Summary of Ecofeminism According to: Engendering a Peaceful Planet: Ecology‚ Economy‚ and Ecofeminism in Contemporary Context by Ynestra King Penelope Howes usmvaw.com According to King‚ ecofeminism links peace and ecology that strives for “societies free of violence‚ with nature-friendly technologies and sustainable economies that are respectful of place and culture” (p.15). The author directly links militarism and its effects on the environment surrounding it‚ including: “its production
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environment‚ because they have used too many resources and damaged the environment. As a result‚ there are a lot of resources which are losing day by day‚ such as animals‚ forests or fresh water. As far as I am concerned‚ if I have chance to choose an important resource to preserve‚ I would like to protect forests‚ because forests are essential to our survival‚ provide habitats for wild animal and contribute to the development of economy. To begin with‚ it is undeniable that forests help us to survive
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Pragmatism and analytic philosophy are uniquely American movements because they are way different in theory to the European pragmatism and analytic philosophy‚ known as continental philosophy. Bruder and Moore (2002) stated that pragmatism is an American theoretical movement that was made up in the 1870s by C.S. Peirce. Pragmatists refused to believe the idea that that there is such a thing as an independent and unmodifiable truth. Pragmatists believe that truth is associated with a time‚ place‚
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The Goddess and Mother Nature inspire individuals to repair the split between men and women‚ between man and nature‚ and God and the world. Ecofeminism‚ a type of feminist critique‚ uncovers the source of environmental deprivation in the structure of dualist thinking and patriarchal systems (King‚ 2003). Some Eco-feminists associate the feminine principle with the giving and nurturing of life‚ as valued in goddess religions and earth based spiritualties. By contrast‚ they see patriarchal culture
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Pragmatism During the late 19th century and early 20th century‚ the United States suffered‚ not fiscally‚ but internally. There were many problems internally with the United States during this period due to monopolies‚ and overwhelmingly large corporations. Due to these internal flaws‚ many large corporations were able to take advantage of their workers‚ their wages‚ and further concentrate their wealth to the select few who owned or operated the elite levels of the corporations. This then
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ecological degradation‚ and the exploitation of workers‚ race‚ and class. In the midst of these troubles‚ a movement known as ecofeminism appears to be gaining recognition. In the following‚ I hope to illustrate this revitalization movement . I will begin by characterizing a definition of ecofeminism; I will then bring to the forefront the ethical issues that Ecofeminism is involved with‚ then distinguish primary ideas and criticisms. Though in theory‚ ecological feminism has been around for a number
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I Introduction: pluralism and the Greeks 1. PLURALISM IN HISTORY To chart the course of pluralism is not a straightforward task. Isaiah Berlin devoted much of his career as a historian of ideas to chronicling and combating the hegemony in Western theory of pluralism’s great rival‚ monism. But what we know about the development of pluralism itself—that is to say‚ which thinkers and which ages can safely or firmly be placed in the pluralist ‘camp’—lacks a comparable certainty. In this way‚ Berlin
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