Personal Environmental Ethics

Some people think that strict enforcement of the laws of endangered species in the United States severely hinders our economic development. On the other hand, I have to object. The Endangered Species Protection Act was established for an important reason to protect the biodiversity of the planet. Whenever a human interferes with the ecosystem for economic growth it will tear it little by little. For these reasons, it is necessary to establish a strict law like the Endangered Species Act. The truth is that the problem still remains.

In order to develop my own personal environmental ethics, I have to ask myself various questions and try to find my position in moral debate. Finally, I believe that my personal environmental ethics is centered on ecological ethics. I am thinking of consequentialism, humanity centrality, and overall ethics. I chose ecological ethics rather than liberation of animals because I thought the rights and values ​​of animals are different, but I thought that the whole ecosystem is more valuable than the various values. I noticed that I integrate animal liberation and ecological ethics by themselves, but I tend to move towards ecological ethics.

In this paper, we describe qualitative research on environmental ethics by environmental activists. 29 participants reply in writing about the definition of their own environmental ethics, this ethical-oriented expression and experience in their lives, and the openness of maintaining this ethical orientation. There are four major themes. First, the ethical consideration of the natural environment extends to ethics, values, personal life and public life. Secondly, emotional or spiritual experience or personal achievement is important to many people. Third, there are differences in the relationship between environmental principles, intent and action, and the need to define specific behaviors. Finally, there is a different view on the role of humanitarian concerns in environmental ethics.

Environmental ethics is formally defined as a study of the interaction between humans and nature. In terms of business, environmental ethics is related to the company's responsibility to protect the environment in which the business is deployed. Public perceptions of damage caused by human behavior to the environment have encouraged people's demand for government regulation directly affecting the enterprise's ability to perform business. Corporate response to government regulation is the greatest concern of environmental business ethics.