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Do now : Funny Friday. Miss South Carolina. Homework & Objective. Objective: TSW examine Environmental Ethics and analyze their own ethics as well as their families.
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Do now: Funny Friday • Miss South Carolina
Homework & Objective • Objective: TSW examine Environmental Ethics and analyze their own ethics as well as their families. • Plan for a test on Tuesday – Chapters 4,5,6. Make sure you know the graphs / charts in Chapter 5. Should be completely through chapter 6’s reading. • No new homework until then.
New material • Relativist – Based on social upbringing • Anthropocentrism • Focused on self and potentially other humans • Biocentrism • Focused on all living things • Ecocentrism – • Focused on all aspects of the environment
New Material • Transcendentalism movement • Emerson • Whitman • Thoreau • What did Thoreau write? Why is it important? • All pioneers in environment and civics
New Material • Modern times – Environmental movement • Aldo Leopold • Muir – Preservationist • Started what organizations? What is his movement controversial? • Pinchot – Conservationist
New Material • Role of the government • Can the government legally take over your land without your permission? • Answer yes! In the constitution called Eminent Domain • Famous case in New London Ct called the Kelo Case
New Material • Link between the economy and the environment • John Stuart Mill – Supply & Demand • As supplies become scarce the economy will slow. Look at the economy when oil prices rose. How are they related? • Should the US aggressively ensure our oil supply? Now? In the future?
New Material • Link between the economy and the environment • John Stuart Mill – Supply & Demand • As supplies become scarce the economy will slow. Look at the economy when oil prices rose. How are they related? • Should the US aggressively ensure our oil supply? Now? In the future?
New Material • What is ecolabling? • Dolphin safe is an example of Ecolabeling. • You only spend money on things that you feel do not harm the environment or harm industries • Mr. Harrington’s crusade against Wal-Mart. Why? • Does it help? • http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2008/06/does_wal-mart_r.html