RELIGIOUS APPROACH TO NON‐ANTHROPOCENTRIC ETHICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY
RELIGIOUS APPROACH TO NON‐ANTHROPOCENTRIC ETHICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL PHILOSOPHY

Summary/Abstract: The environmental crisis brought about by the application of modern science is severe, but few have sought the intellectual and historical causes of these mayhem. The role, application and function of modern science and technology has led to the destruction of the sacred and spiritual value of nature. The loss of intimacy between man and nature is in fact due to the disappearance of metaphysical doctrine and its replacement by rational theology. Due to this fall, man has lost the paradise of a symbolic world of meaning and discovered a new earth, full of facts which he is able to observe, remould and manipulate in accordance to his will. Today, many scholars and ethicist are calling for a non – anthropocentric solution to environment environmental ethics. This research attempts to have a look at some religious Approach to Non-anthropocentric ethics in Environmental Philosophy. Within the reviewed religion, this work discovered that the present ecological crisis calls for promotion of eco-spirituality, a spirituality that desires a creationcentred perspective instead of ego-centric life-style. The acceptance of a 'reverend receptive' attitude towards the natural world instead of a consumeristic and exploitive attitude can gradually solve the present ecological crisis.

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