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HUMAN
PERSON IN
THEIR
ENVIRONMENT
Our natural environment becomes
very alarming to us when all we see
is a polluted and stripped off
environment. Our lives are at stake
that’s why our health is being
affected. The question is how do we
actually integrate philosophy in
caring our environment?
As early as 1949, an essay entitled
A Sand Country Almanac (1949),
written by Aldo Leopold, who was
an American conservationist and
forester by profession. He
emphasized the importance of land
ethic which was giving respect and
love to the land.
Moreover, “Environmental ethics
is the discipline of philosophy that
studies human beings' moral
relationship with the environment
and its non-human substance, as
well as its meaning and moral
status" as stated in Stanford
Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
To every human being, the
world is such a beautiful and
special place. It is our concern
that as a youth we need to
practice reasoning and curiosity
on how we heal our sick
environment.
Heraclitus an ancient western
philosopher once argued that
the world is in constant change
(Philo-Notes, 2017). Thus, the
universe is a cycle that
continues to be controlled by
the rule of transition.
Understanding Deep Ecology

In 1866, Ernst Haeckel


coined the term "ecology"
for the scientific study of
natural, plant and inorganic
ecosystem interactions
(Philo Notes, 2017).
Ecology is the study of
organisms and how they
interact with the
environment around them.
An ecologist studies the
relationship between living
things and their habitats.
Deep ecology affirms
the idea that all things in
the universe have their
intrinsic value (Arne
Naess, et.al; 1973).
Deep Ecology, environmental
philosophy and social
movement based in the belief that
humans must radically change
their relationship to nature from
one that values nature solely for its
usefulness to human beings to one
that recognizes that nature has an
inherent value.
In addition, the natural
world is imbalanced and
unsustainable as over-
consumption pollutes it
and drains it of its
precious wealth.
Our lives are at stake,
because we find that
environmental toxins affect
our health in the air, water,
and food we consume.
That is why humans faced
calamities and struggles from
his/her own wrongdoings.
What are these disorders that
happened in our
environment?
The following were
some of the disorders
that happened to our
planet:
First, the use of chemical
fertilizers, insecticides, and
herbicides that helped
increases the production but
pollutes the air, soil, and
water with toxic chemicals.
Second, the removing
of trees and plants
that was very useful
for cultivation,
housing, and road
Third, the waste
produced at farm and
meat processing
plants can affect the
quality of water in the
Fourth, the nuclear
waste is generated by
nuclear reactions, and
weapons are depleting
the soil from its nutrients
and making it virtually
Fifth, the industrial
effluent, fertilizers
run off and oil spills
all damage to fragile
ecosystems.
Sixth, the burning of
fossil fuels, and the
emissions caused by
greenhouse gases
generated in factories.
Seventh, the wild fires that
spontaneously begin in dry
areas kill vast areas of
forest, and the animals and
insects that live within.
Eight, the rivers get
clogged up with the
accumulation of natural
debris and excessive plant
growth and by waste
disposal.
Ninth, the food
adulteration
causes many
health issues.
Lastly, the high
radiation doses
can be harmful, or
even fatal.
God has endowed
mankind with reason
and ingenuity that set
us apart from other
creatures (Ariola,
Being a human
person, how do we
inculcate values
towards caring and
loving our natural
Actually, there are a lot of
ways on how to take care
of our environment but we
can give five (5) ways with
each example as follows:
First, use one less paper
napkin when you eat in a
restaurant, because of that
you could save napkins
from landfills each year.
Second, plant a tree
because by planting a tree,
it reproduces good air and
can shed your house that
can improve the value of
your property.
Third, turn off the
light because you
will save energy all
throughout the day.
Fourth, recycle unwanted
wire hangers because it is
made of steel instead of
throwing it away then let’s
try to fix it and reuse it
again.
Lastly, recycle old
cell phones because
we must reduce
electronic waste.
Consequently, there
are ten (10) better
ways of protecting
the world, too.
(1) More walk
and less drive.
(2) Buy a new eco-
friendly vehicle.
(3) Carry shopping
bags of fabric.
(4) Buy recycled /
recyclable goods.
(5) Reuse recyclable
materials.
(6) Reduce waste
by composting.
(7) Conserve
water.
(8) Put some plants
inside your house.
(9) Grow some trees.
(10) Teach the
kids well about the
importance of our
environment.
St. Thomas Aquinas
suggested that in a
society, there are
four cardinal virtues:
Prudence
Justice
Fortitude
Temperance
PRUDENCE
St. Thomas Aquinas ranked
prudence as the first cardinal
virtue because it is concerned
with the intellect. Aristotle
defined prudence as recta ratio
agibilium, "right reason applied
to practice."
It is the virtue that allows us to
judge correctly what is right and
what is wrong in any given
situation. When we mistake evil
for good, we are not exercising
prudence—in fact, we are
showing our lack of it.
JUSTICE
 Justice, according to Saint Thomas, is the second
cardinal virtue, because it is concerned with the
will. As Fr. John A. Hardon notes in his Modern
Catholic Dictionary, it is "the constant and
permanent determination to give everyone his or
her rightful due." We say that "justice is blind,"
because it should not matter what we think of a
particular person. If we owe him a debt, we must
repay exactly what we owe.
FORTITUDE
The third cardinal virtue, according to St.
Thomas Aquinas, is fortitude. While this
virtue is commonly called courage, it is
different from what much of what we
think of as courage today. Fortitude
allows us to overcome fear and to remain
steady in our will in the face of obstacles,
but it is always reasoned and reasonable.
TEMPERANCE
Temperance, Saint Thomas declared, is the
fourth and final cardinal virtue. While fortitude
is concerned with the restraint of fear so that
we can act, temperance is the restraint of our
desires or passions. Food, drink, and sex are
all necessary for our survival, individually and
as a species; yet a disordered desire for any of
these goods can have disastrous
consequences, physical and moral.

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