Comments on: 11. Non-Human Factors in Ethical Considerations http://courses.johnmjones.org/ENGL605/2012/11/11/11-non-human-factors-in-ethical-considerations/ ENGL 605, WVU, Fall 2012 Wed, 14 Nov 2012 02:44:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Rachel http://courses.johnmjones.org/ENGL605/2012/11/11/11-non-human-factors-in-ethical-considerations/#comment-4362 Rachel Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:18:23 +0000 http://courses.johnmjones.org/ENGL605/?p=1053#comment-4362 These <em>are</em> great points, Jillian. Isn't it funny (or not, I guess) how ethno (or human) centric we are? I think I agree with Ashleigh though, too, that I have a hard time imagining environmental issues that are not directly related to human life because we are such a part of our environments. I also think humans just tend to be selfish creatures, but selfishness is not always a bad thing, I don't think. Anyway...I don't think I'm adding a lot to your points here, haha. But the idea of human-centeredness (or selfishness) made me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCHu1E0ca4E. :-) These are great points, Jillian. Isn’t it funny (or not, I guess) how ethno (or human) centric we are? I think I agree with Ashleigh though, too, that I have a hard time imagining environmental issues that are not directly related to human life because we are such a part of our environments. I also think humans just tend to be selfish creatures, but selfishness is not always a bad thing, I don’t think. Anyway…I don’t think I’m adding a lot to your points here, haha. But the idea of human-centeredness (or selfishness) made me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCHu1E0ca4E. :-)

]]> By: AshleighP http://courses.johnmjones.org/ENGL605/2012/11/11/11-non-human-factors-in-ethical-considerations/#comment-4235 AshleighP Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:19:18 +0000 http://courses.johnmjones.org/ENGL605/?p=1053#comment-4235 Jillian, Great points! I didn't even think about non-human factors in making ethical decisions. Because we are so dependent on a healthy environment for our survival, and our species has such a <i>huge</i> impact on the environment, it seems difficult to separate pure environmental concerns from human ones. I'm sure some environmentalists do argue from a less human-centered perspective. I've been looking for examples - I'll let you know when I find one. (Also, I have to get back to grading soon, so I probably won't post one today). Jillian,

Great points! I didn’t even think about non-human factors in making ethical decisions. Because we are so dependent on a healthy environment for our survival, and our species has such a huge impact on the environment, it seems difficult to separate pure environmental concerns from human ones. I’m sure some environmentalists do argue from a less human-centered perspective. I’ve been looking for examples – I’ll let you know when I find one. (Also, I have to get back to grading soon, so I probably won’t post one today).

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