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Human Person in the Environment

1. 1. HUMAN PERSON IN THE ENVIRONMENT


2. 2. What is a Human Person? A human person is a living being that contains a real and
existing to direct its own development toward fulfillment through perfect, unconditional, and
infinite Truth, Love, Goodness, Beauty, and Unity, and will do so if all the proper conditions
are met.
3. 3. Environment The sum total of all surroundings of a living organism, including natural
forces and other living things, which provide conditions for development and growth as well
as of danger and damage.
4. 4. • WHAT IS THE WORLD MADE OF? • HOW DID THE WORLD COME INTO BEING? •
HOW CAN WE EXPLAIN THE PROCESS OF CHANGE? Those are philosophical questions
brought up approximately 600 B.C.E in the Western Ionian seaport town of Miletus across
the Aegean sea from Athens, Greece.
5. 5. The speculation of the pre-Socratic philosophers represent a paradigm shift– a change
from mythical explanation of the origins of the cosmos to a more rational explanation.
6. 6. Eastern sages probed nature’s depths intuitively through the eyes of spiritual sages which
Greek thinkers viewed nature trough cognitive and scientific eyes (Price 2000). This thinkers
were looking for the underlying laws of nature. They wanted to understand the processes of
nature by studying nature itself, not by listening to the stories about the gods.
7. 7. According to Payne (2010) there are two frameworks where humans can be related. 1.
Anthropocentric Model Based on the Anthropocentric model, humans are superior and
central to the universe, thus it is human centered.  Human  Culture  Individualism  Mind
 Calculative  Human over/against Environments  Global/Technological
8. 8. Anthropocentric Model
9. 9. Sometimes, humans adopt an exploitive attitude whenever nature is merely considered as
an instrument for one’s profit or gain. The domination of humanity is linked to the domination
of nature based on the anthropocentric model. An unfair or unjust utilization of the
environment result to ecological crisis. From this view, it follows that human arrogance
toward nature is justifiable in order to satisfy human interest.
10. 10. SOME EFFECTS OF ANTROPOCENTRIC MODEL EARTH POLLUTION STONGER
TYPHOONS SOIL EROSION FAMINE GLOBAL WARMING
11. 11. 2. Ecocentric Model Ecocentric model, the ecological or relational integrity of the humans
provides meaning of our morals and values and it is nature centered. Devoted to preserving
the totality of Earth’s biodiversity and the functioning of it’s life-supporting system.  Nature 
Wild  Holism  Body  Relational  Earth/Wisdom  Ecology over/against humans
12. 12. Ecocentric Model
13. 13. There are three theories about the Ecocentric Model such as Deep Ecology, Social
Ecology and Ecofeminism.
14. 14. Deep Ecology Is an ecological philosophy developed by Norwegian philosopher Arne
Naess in the early 1970’s asserting that all life forms have an equal right to exist, and human
needs and desires have no priority over those of other organisms. Believes that the living
environment should be respected and regarded as having rights to flourish, independent of
its utility to humans.
15. 15. Social Ecology It is a critical social theory founded by American anarchist and libertarian
socialist author Murray Bookchin. Conceptualized as a critique of current social, political, and
anti- ecological trends, it espouses a reconstructive, ecological, communitarian, and ethical
approach to society.
16. 16. Ecofeminism It is also called ecological feminism, branch of feminism that examines the
connections between women and nature. Its name was coined by French feminist Francoise
d’Eaubonne in 1974. A philosophical idea that combines feminism and ecology concerns,
emphasizing that both suffer from their treatment by a male dominated society. Comes from
the idea that women and nature have significant connection, since women most often have a
close association with nature in many societies due to the nature of their traditional roles.
17. 17. Anaximander a pre-Socratic philosopher and scientist said about the Creation-
Destruction. According to him, the sketch of the genesis of the world (cosmology), the
evolution of the world begins with the generation of opposites in a certain region 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.
18. 18. While, according to Pythagoras, ‘universe is a 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).
19. 19. For Modern Thinker, Immanuel Kant, ‘beauty is ultimately a symbol of morality
(goodness). He believes that the orderliness of nature and the harmony of nature with our
faculties guide us toward a deeper religious perspective.’
20. 20. Herbert Marcuse said about the power of humans over nature, while George Herbert
Mead tackled about our duties and responsibilities in nature.
21. 21. Our environment is created for every humans, so you as good as one being must take
Good care of nature! Remember LIFE is all about BALANCE

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