Environmental Ethics

                In “Ethics: The Expanding Circle of Environmental Ethics” written by CS Dinkins and JM Sorrell, environmental ethics is defined as “the discipline that studies the moral relationship of human beings to the environment.” Ever since the first Earth Day in 1970, humans have become more aware of what is going on around them. The article points out that though we have a long way to go, “30 years ago, we did not imagine something now as basic as recycling bins in our homes.” Dinkins and Sorrell also stated, “And we should meditate on the truth that we are in the world and of the world. We are not apart from the world. We are not other. We are world. The world is us, and to sicken and destroy it is to sicken and destroy ourselves.” This suggests that by abusing the Earth humans are simultaneously abusing their own future and way of life. Humans need to further their knowledge of the environmental crisis facing the world today so that more steps can be taken to improve the relationship between humans and nature.

"Ethics: The Expanding Circle of Environmental Ethics"