The human person and the environment

Man – the general term commonly used to refer to the entire human race

Human – refers to man as a species

Human being – used to distinguish man from other animals

Person – refers to a human being granted recognition of certain rights, protection, responsibilities, and dignity above all

Personhood – refers to the state of being a person

Human nature – refers to the characteristics (like thinking, feeling and acting) that distinguish humans from all other creatures

human person - Has awareness of self, has self-determination, is able to reach out and interact with others, has dignity.

self-awareness - refers to the person having clear perception of oneself, including his thoughts, emotions, identity, and actions

self - person who is actively aware that he is perceiving and experiencing reality.

interiority - It the quality of being focused on one’s inner life and identity, it is also self-awareness that enables us to experience inner world which is defined by our personal thoughts and ideas.

Self-determination - refers to the capability of persons to make choices and decisions based on their own preferences, monitor and regulate their actions, and be goal-oriented and self-directed.

free will - enables us to do our actions whenever we want to and make various alternatives.

consequence - the result or effect of an action or condition.

Morality - Goodness of badness of an act

Externality - refers to the capability of a person to reach out and interact with others and the world, realization that we are not alone, and interactions with others that define our existence as a person

Dignity - refers to the innate right to be valued and respected. A person has dignity simply because of the fact that he is human

Spirit - Intangible element that enables us to exercise thought, possess awareness, interiority, and the capacity to reach out to the outside world and other persons.

human person is an embodied spirit - body and spirit are integrated with each other.

Embodiment - one thing that enables us to feel love and love others. Allows persons to attach certain feelings or ideas not only to people but also to objects

Mediator - the human body stands as the ________ between material world and spiritual world

Transcendence - the ability to surpass limits.

Environmental philosopophy/ethics - concerned with natural environment and humanity’s place in it. A moral approach that analyzes the relationship between humans and the environmment.

Anthropocentrism, biocentrism, Ecocentrism - three major view regarding the relationship between humanity and the environment

Anthropocentrism - considers humans the most significant species on the planet, and that nature provides humankind with the means to survive and develop

Biocentrism - believes that humans are not only significant species on the planet, but rather, all organisms have inherent value and should be protected

Ecocentrism - emphasizes great value on ecosystems and biological communities

Environmentalism -This perspective advocates to address the growing environmental problems.

Social ecology - applies an ecological and ethical approach in analyzing society and sees a relationship between social problems and environmental problems.

Climate ethics and climate justice - arose from the growing concern with climate change =, and consider it significantly ethical, social, and political issue.

Environmental Justice - Refers to the fair distribution of environmental benefits, as well as the burden of meeting environmental challenges.

Environmental Aesthetics - focuses on concept of beauty in nature but has become increasingly influenced by environmental concerns.

Tao Te Ching - way/path, way of nature and life

basic idea of Taoists - human life is really only a small part of a larger process of nature, the human life which makes sense are those which are in harmony with nature

Wa Wei - process of taking no action that is not in accord with the natural course of the universe.

Pantheism - View that the world is identical to God, or an expression of God’s nature.