Author : A Daniel Evans
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ISBN 13 : 9789643789794
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (897 download)
Book Synopsis Environmental Ethics An Indian Perspective by : A Daniel Evans
Download or read book Environmental Ethics An Indian Perspective written by A Daniel Evans and published by . This book was released on 2022-10-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: INTRODUCTION The domain of ethics broadly falls into two major areas of inquiry, namely, ethics as a subject matter and ethics as an area of study concerning the standards of morality. Almost all the discussions and debates in ethics are focused on the 'accepted standards of moral conduct' These accepted standards of conduct regulate human behavior in general. In public life, one is expected to follow some standards of behavior which are approved by the society. The interesting point is that these standards of behavior cannot reflect the true nature of an individual. Morality is a discussion about such generally accepted standards of morality in society. Ethics denotes such philosophical study of morality.1 The natural environment in any area is the deciding factor to lead a comfortable life. We are totally depend jnt on the natural environment. The sam. thing is applicable to ethical environment also. There is a strong relation between natural environment and ethical environment. "Perhaps few of us are sensitive to what we might call the moral or ethical environment. This is the surrounding climate of ideas about how to live. It determines what we find acceptable or unacceptable, admirable or contemptible."2 Ethical environment is not directly experienced but felt through our actions. It is our thought, ideas and actions that lead to a conducive ethical and physical environment. The disturbance in ethical environment distorts the natural environment. Applied ethics in general and environmental ethics in particular is concerned with this ethical environment. Ethical environment has the power to preserve or ruin our natural environment. To solve the problems of natural environment, it is important to regulate our ethical environment.
