Essays about: "environmental virtue ethics"

Found 5 essays containing the words environmental virtue ethics.

  1. 1. The ethics of genome editing of animals

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Annelien Prosman; [2021]
    Keywords : ethics; genome editing; animals;

    Abstract : In the Western culture nowadays, a large number of animals is used for food production and because of the growing world population, the demand for animal products is increasing even more. Since the planet has its environmental boundaries, it is important that these products are produced sustainably to minimize negative environmental impacts. READ MORE

  3. 2. Mainstream ethical consumption : The motivations and level of morality of everyday consumers

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Oskar Näslund; Nicklas Öhrnstedt Björnbom; [2019]
    Keywords : Mainstream ethical consumption; ethical consumption; motivations; ethical theories; level of morality; altruistic motives; egoistic motives; non-value-based motives; social justice; social guilt; win-win; self-satisfaction; social norms; health and wellbeing; product quality; habits; knowledge and information; egoism; utilitarianism; ethics of duties; virtue ethics; postmodern ethics;

    Abstract : Growing issues such as climate crises, social injustice and neglection of basic human rights have created a new type of consumption, namely ethical consumption. Ethical consumption was initially mainly concerned for environmental issues but has in later years starting to include a variety of pressing issues. READ MORE

  4. 3. Environmental Virtue Ethics : Wildlife Tourism in Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Zhu Runwen; [2018]
    Keywords : Wildlife tourism; environmental virtue ethics; Confucian; Taoism; Sweden;

    Abstract : With the permission of Swedish Allemansrätten, the Right of Public Access, allows people to interact with the natural environment... . READ MORE

  5. 4. Can the Act of Destroying Nature be Evil in Itself? : A Virtue Ethical Approach to the Last Man Thought Experiment

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Love Kjellsson; [2016]
    Keywords : environmental virtue ethics; virtue ethics; Last Man; Aristotle; Evil; virtue; vice;

    Abstract : .... READ MORE

  6. 5. Valuing nature : ethical considerations of biodiversity in sustainability science

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Jonathan Bartling; [2016]
    Keywords : biodiversity; sustainability science; ecosystem services; valuation; anthropocentrism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Species extinction rates have during the last centuries reached levels leading scholars to proclaim a sixth mass extinction, even referred to as defining element of the Anthropocene. How humanity relates to nature and biodiversity has thus become part of how we delineate and describe the geological epoch we live in. READ MORE