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We are facing a complex ecological crisis. We must do more than react to environmental effects.
must examine root causes. One root cause is the dominant value systems.
Operates according to an implicitly drawn circle based on moral concern. The call for traditional economic growth implies that it should
Environmental issues should be given priority. It will lead to the best results.
good. We must ask ourselves: For whom? We must expand the circle moral concern.
Three groups have been overlooked: the marginalized and those who are
Living without monetary wealth, future generations and all non-human life.
This can be done by utilizing the insights of three currents to expand this circle
Movements: The youth climate movement and the environmental justice movement.
The rights of Nature movement. Each will be discussed and shown how they can be used.
You can connect and argue for a discipline in earth ethics that has the
power to change the value system and make it more inclusive.
This will ensure the long-term health and well-being of the entire community.