6.1.2 Environmental Ethics

• What is the definition of environmental ethics?

  Studies moral principles for nature
• Sustainability depends on respecting and protecting the environment

  True
• What do moral principles in environmental ethics support?

  Conservation and pollution reduction
• Ecocentric ethics values ecosystems and the environment as a whole

  True
• In anthropocentric ethics, the environment is valued only for its usefulness to humans
• Ecocentric ethics places moral consideration on ecosystems and the biosphere


  True
• What does biocentric ethics emphasize regarding living organisms?

  Inherent worth
• Ecocentric ethics includes ecosystems as part of moral consideration


  True
• What are the three key theories in environmental ethics?

  Anthropocentric, Biocentric, Ecocentric
• Anthropocentric ethics considers humans as the center of moral concern
• What does biocentric ethics emphasize regarding all living things?

  Inherent worth and moral status
• Environmental ethics frameworks guide our relationship with nature in the pursuit of sustainability.


  True
• What might anthropocentric ethics justify in environmental decision-making?

  Exploitation of natural resources
• Ecocentric ethics may prioritize protecting ecological systems even if it conflicts with immediate human interests.

  True
• Match the ethical view with its approach to deforestation:

  Anthropocentric ↔️ Justify clearing for agriculture

  Biocentric ↔️ Oppose to protect habitats

  Ecocentric ↔️ Preserve the forest ecosystem
• What is the purpose of applying different ethical lenses to environmental issues?

  Evaluate moral implications
• Values in environmental ethics prioritize the well-being of the environment.


  True
• What do sustainable human activities aim to minimize?

  Negative environmental impacts
• Values in environmental ethics prioritize the well-being of the environment
• Anthropocentric ethics considers humans as the center of moral concern
• What moral consideration does biocentric ethics emphasize?

  All living organisms
• Match the type of environmental ethics with its description:

  Anthropocentric Ethics ↔️ Humans are the moral focus

  Biocentric Ethics ↔️ All living things have worth

  Ecocentric Ethics ↔️ Ecosystems have moral status
• What does biocentric ethics consider morally significant?

  All living things
• The anthropocentric view in environmental ethics prioritizes the moral value of humans
• Ecocentric ethics extends moral status to ecosystems and the entire biosphere
• Biocentric ethics emphasizes biodiversity conservation by minimizing harm to plants and animals
• Environmental ethics studies moral principles and values concerning the natural environment
• Anthropocentric ethics values the environment for its usefulness to humans
• What does biocentric ethics consider as having inherent worth?

  All living things
• Ecocentric ethics extends moral consideration beyond living organisms to entire ecosystems.


  True
• What are the three ethical frameworks used in environmental ethics?

  Anthropocentric, Biocentric, Ecocentric
• Anthropocentric ethics places humans at the center of moral concern
• What moral consideration does biocentric ethics emphasize?

  All living organisms
• In anthropocentric ethics, humans are the center of moral concern
• What does ecocentric ethics consider as having moral status?

  Ecosystems and the environment
• What are the three key theories in environmental ethics?

  Anthropocentric, biocentric, ecocentric
• Biocentric ethics considers the environment only for its usefulness to humans.

  False
• What does anthropocentric ethics emphasize when applied to environmental issues?

  Protecting human benefits
• Ecocentric ethics prioritizes the health and integrity of ecological systems
• Biocentric ethics emphasizes the inherent worth of all living organisms