The Environment: My Value System And The Environment

My Value Systems and the Environment

I view myself as someone who possess an anthropocentric view but at the same time, I respect nature and the environment. I strongly believe that nature is there for humans to manipulate and use to their benefit. The environment is valuable in my eyes because it sustains all lifeforms on earth. Without nature and the environment, we simply wouldn’t exist as the resources needed for survival are all based on nature and natural elements. While certain aspects of nature and certain resources are crucial, not all natural or environmental existences are valuable. I measure an item’s value by how it contributes to human life. An item is only as valuable as it’s ability to serve humans. For example, I see crude

I consider humans separate from nature. Humans are sentiment beings with emotions and feelings. However, nature and the environment are not physical, tangible matter with self-awareness and sense. Humans cannot interact with nature as well as with other humans. Yes, animals are sentiment too and have feelings. However, we cannot communicate effectively enough with animals to warrant them being ‘on a same level’ as humans. For example, humans keep dogs as pets. Dogs understand human feelings and we can communicate with dogs on a basic level. However, the lack of a high resolution communication format (such as speech) between humans and dogs will limit interactions. Thus, animals and humans are not the same entity. By seeing humans not as a part of nature and the environment, I believe this gives us a better position to analyze how nature and the environment work. Human consume natural resources at a rapid pace. Being the ‘outsider’ allows us to see what damage our lavish lives does to the earth and thus, we can amend our ways to optimize our usage of resources. If we were the same entity as nature and the environment, it indirectly justifies our damage to the environment is part of a natural