Environmental Ethics An Introduction

Environmental ethics EE is a branch of applied philosophy that studies the conceptual foundations of environmental values as well as issues surrounding societal attitudes, actions, and policies to protect and sustain biodiversity and ecological systems. The competing paradigms are anthropocentrism, physiocentrism also called ecocentrism , and theocentrism. Environmental ethics has a great influence on a wide range of disciplines including environmental law, environmental sociology, ecotheology, ecological economics, ecology, and environmental geography. This paper presents an introduction to environmental ethics, challenges, and the way forward. Paul A. Adekunte | Matthew N. O. Sadiku | Janet O. Sadiku "Environmental Ethics: An Introduction" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-8 | Issue-3 , June 2024, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd65002.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/other-scientific-research-area/enviormental-science/65002/environmental-ethics-an-introduction/paul-a-adekunte