Question 1

How can philosophy help with environmental problems?

Accepted Answer

environmental worldviews differ in how t

Question 2

Which four questions should be at the heart of environmental literacy?

Accepted Answer

Where do the things I consume

Question 3

People with different environmental worldviews can use the same data and still arrive at the same logical conclusions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What level comes after "all animal species",in terms of the levels of ethical concern?

Accepted Answer

A)  all ecosystems 
B)  all species on Earth 
C)  all people 
D)  all individuals of an animal species 
A)  all ecosystems 
B)  all species on Earth 
C)  all people 
D)  all individuals of an animal species

Question 5

Care for life with understanding,love,and compassion: this is part of the planetary management worldview.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As worldviews go from being human-centred to more Earth-centred,instrumental values play a lesser role.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is among the things that ecocentrists are against?

Accepted Answer

A)  species 
B)  individuals 
C)  ecosystems 
D)  unrestrained resource use 
A)  species 
B)  individuals 
C)  ecosystems 
D)  unrestrained resource use

Question 8

Which belief reflects a deep ecology position?

Accepted Answer

A)  People should appreciate the quantity of their material wealth more than the quality of their lives. 
B)  All forms of life have inherent value. 
C)  Humans can carry on sustainable growth by improving our pollution-treatment technologies. 
D)  It would be better for all forms of life if the human population were larger. 
A)  People should appreciate the quantity of their material wealth more than the quality of their lives. 
B)  All forms of life have inherent value. 
C)  Humans can carry on sustainable growth by improving our pollution-treatment technologies. 
D)  It would be better for all forms of life if the human population were larger.

Question 9

Blind technological optimism could be a trait of someone with a planetary management worldview.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

As worldviews go from being human-centred to more Earth-centred,intrinsic values become more important.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is likely to occur as worldviews move from being human-centred to more Earth-centred?

Accepted Answer

A)  intrinsic values will become less important 
B)  instrumental values will play a lesser role 
C)  wild species will have value only if they are useful to humans 
D)  worldviews will become more utilitarian 
A)  intrinsic values will become less important 
B)  instrumental values will play a lesser role 
C)  wild species will have value only if they are useful to humans 
D)  worldviews will become more utilitarian

Question 12

Universalism is a philosophy based on the principles of ethics,i.e.,the rules of right and wrong,that are universal and unchanging.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Why is environmental literacy so important in today's society?

Accepted Answer

to learn how to live more sust

Question 14

The view that a wild species has value only because of its usefulness to humans would be termed an anthropocentric instrumental value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which claim is an ecofeminist NOT likely to make?

Accepted Answer

A)  When agricultural societies developed, women lost much of the power they had shared with males. 
B)  The main cause of the crisis of sustainability is human centredness. 
C)  Although women do over half of the world's work, they receive less than 10% of all wages and own less than 1% of all property. 
D)  Women do not want to be co-opted into the male power game. 
A)  When agricultural societies developed, women lost much of the power they had shared with males. 
B)  The main cause of the crisis of sustainability is human centredness. 
C)  Although women do over half of the world's work, they receive less than 10% of all wages and own less than 1% of all property. 
D)  Women do not want to be co-opted into the male power game.

Question 16

With a planetary management worldview,environmentally beneficial forms of economic growth are encouraged.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ______________________________ worldview calls on us to think more deeply about our obligations toward both human and nonhuman life; each nonhuman form of life on the Earth has inherent value,independent of its value to humans.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ______________________________ worldview calls on us to...

Question 18

A(n)__________________________________________________ is dedicated to conserving and supporting the number of species of plants,animals,and microorganisms on the planet; the enormous diversity of genes in these species; and their different ecosystems.

Accepted Answer

biodiversi

Question 19

Which belief characterizes a life-centred worldview?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preserving the Earth's biodiversity is humanity's priority. 
B)  Human ingenuity can fix any problems. 
C)  Earth has an unlimited capability to absorb human pollutants. 
D)  Ever-increasing production will not severely stress Earth's systems. 
A)  Preserving the Earth's biodiversity is humanity's priority. 
B)  Human ingenuity can fix any problems. 
C)  Earth has an unlimited capability to absorb human pollutants. 
D)  Ever-increasing production will not severely stress Earth's systems.

Question 20

According to the __________________________ worldview,humans are not in charge of the biosphere.

Accepted Answer

environmen

Exam 28: Environmental World-views, ethics, and Sustainability

How can philosophy help with environmental problems?

Which four questions should be at the heart of environmental literacy?

People with different environmental worldviews can use the same data and still arrive at the same logical conclusions.

What level comes after "all animal species",in terms of the levels of ethical concern?

Care for life with understanding,love,and compassion: this is part of the planetary management worldview.

As worldviews go from being human-centred to more Earth-centred,instrumental values play a lesser role.

What is among the things that ecocentrists are against?

Which belief reflects a deep ecology position?

Blind technological optimism could be a trait of someone with a planetary management worldview.

As worldviews go from being human-centred to more Earth-centred,intrinsic values become more important.

What is likely to occur as worldviews move from being human-centred to more Earth-centred?

Universalism is a philosophy based on the principles of ethics,i.e.,the rules of right and wrong,that are universal and unchanging.

Why is environmental literacy so important in today's society?

The view that a wild species has value only because of its usefulness to humans would be termed an anthropocentric instrumental value.

Which claim is an ecofeminist NOT likely to make?

With a planetary management worldview,environmentally beneficial forms of economic growth are encouraged.

The ______________________________ worldview calls on us to think more deeply about our obligations toward both human and nonhuman life; each nonhuman form of life on the Earth has inherent value,independent of its value to humans.

A(n)__________________________________________________ is dedicated to conserving and supporting the number of species of plants,animals,and microorganisms on the planet; the enormous diversity of genes in these species; and their different ecosystems.

Which belief characterizes a life-centred worldview?

According to the __________________________ worldview,humans are not in charge of the biosphere.

Environmental Problems: an Introduction and Overview

Environmental History: Learning From the Past

Science, systems, matter, and Energy

Ecosystems: What Are They, and How Do They Work

Evolution and Biodiversity

Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity

Aquatic Biodiversity

Community Ecology

Population Ecology

Applying Population Ecology: the Human Population

Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Managing and Protecting Ecosystems

Sustaining Biodiversity: the Species Approach

Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity

Food and Soil Resources

Water Resources

Geology and Nonrenewable Mineral Resources

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Risk,toxicology,and Human Health

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Climate Change and Ozone Loss

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Pest Management

Solid and Hazardous Waste

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