Ethical Responses to the environment

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  • Created on: 06-01-16 12:09
How does utilitarianism respond to the environment?
Separate response to shallow and deep ecology
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Bentham on environment?
Immediate Pleasure and Economic benefit
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Singer (Preference) on Environment?
Animals should receive equal status
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Mill on Environment?
Never apply to future generations, general interest of human race
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Do utilitarians hold a more deep or shallow approach?
Shallow
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What is a utilitarian response to Deep ecology?
Animals feel pain too so have to be considered
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Strengths of a utilitarian view
Possible to have both deep and shallow ecologic views
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Strengths of a utilitarian view
Flexible
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Strengths of a utilitarian view
Careful consideration of consequences
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Weaknesses of utilitarian view
Consequences can't be predicted
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Weaknesses of utilitarian view
No simple answer
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