Environmental issues and Ethics

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    Schools of Thought Worksheet

    Write brief descriptions for each of the terms in the table below. If you use an outside source to define them, include an APA citation for the source.

    General Terms

    Ecology

     

    Environmental justice

     

    Environmental science

     

    Ethics

     

    Land ethic

     

    Schools of Thought

    Anthropocentrism

     

    Biocentrism

     

    Deep ecology

     

    Deontology

     

    Ecofeminism

     

    Ethical extensionism

     

    Hedonism

     

    Inherent value

     

    Materialism

     

    Minimalism

     

    Naturalism

     

    Pluralism

     

    Pragmatism

     

    Relativism

     

    Teleology

     

    Utilitarianism

     

    Select two environmental schools of thought from the completed chart and apply them to a local environmental issue.

    Write a 350- to 700-word response and include the following:

    · Explain how this local environment issue is affecting your community.

    · Explain how your chosen two environmental schools of thought view this local environmental issue.

    · Address any ethical concerns or controversies surrounding this environmental issue.

    · Explain how ethics influence the human course of action regarding principal environmental issues.

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