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| What are the theories of environmental ethics? |
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| Utilitarianism,Pragmatism,Deontology,Natural Law Theory,Virtue Theory,Biocentrism,Ecocentrism,Consequentialism |
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| What is Consequentialism? |
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| The rightness of an action is determined by its consequences |
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| We ought to act in ways that produce the most utility, happiness, or pleasure for the most people |
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| Truth or meaning ought to be judged by practical consequences |
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| Judges an action’s rightness by the intention or motivation for the action |
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| What is natural is moral, whereas that which is unnatural is immoral |
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| Right actions arise from people who are virtuous |
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| All living things have intrinsic value |
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| Ecosystems have intrinsic value |
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