Natural Ethical Dignity Applied Ethics Series

Author: Li Peichao
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: What does the ecological crisis bring us? Where is the profound root of the crisis? Where is the path to escape from the crisis? Why should we establish the ethical dignity of nature? How to establish the normative system of ecological ethics? How to learn from the ecological wisdom of Chinese civilization? The author of the book points out that the ecological crisis signifies a cultural crisis and a lack of perspective in human beings. To escape from the crisis, while economic, legal, technical, and administrative measures are important, the discovery of human conscience is even more fundamental. Nature also has ethical dignity because every life has its intrinsic value and inherent rights. To care for life, one must prioritize all beings, treat nature with human ethical morality, let the light of kindness illuminate the earth, and spread moral sentiments to all things, achieving harmony and reconciliation between humans and nature.