What is Deep Ecology?In this episode, Ezechiel and Andy discuss Deep Ecology. What is it, where does the idea come from, and is it always clear what the theory demands of us?Join us for an hour-long dose of your Daily Philosophy and explore with us the philosophical issues surrounding deep ecology.Brought to you by https://daily-philosophy.com.Music: Nightlife by Michael Kobrin, from: https://pixabay.com/music.00:00:11 Deep ecology00:00:36 Shallow and deep ecology 00:02:33 Anthropocentrism00:05:26 Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) 00:07:37 Arne Naess (1912-2009)00:08:08 Self-realisation00:13:04 The myth of Prometheus00:17:35 Fair consumption of resources00:20:20 Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) 00:21:49 Peter Singer00:22:48 Utilitarianism 00:23:37 Life’s will to survive -- life vs consciousness00:25:27 Is there a “right to life”?00:26:09 “Chimeras”: see prev. episode of this podcast!00:27:07 The eight principles of Deep Ecology00:29:58 Speciesism00:31:30 Preserving diversity 00:36:43 What are “vital human needs”?00:42:19 The need to decrease the human population00:44:12 Deontological ethics00:46:26 Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)00:48:01 Population control policies 00:48:18 China’s one-child policy00:52:51 Quality of life vs material standard of life00:55:30 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs00:56:54 Do we have an obligation to act?00:58:14 Peter Singer: Drowning child argument01:01:45 Eco-feminism01:02:00 Rationalism and false dichotomies Philosophers and theories mentioned:00:00:36 Shallow and deep ecology 00:02:33 Anthropocentrism00:05:26 Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) 00:07:37 Arne Naess (1912-2009)00:13:04 The myth of Prometheus00:20:20 Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) 00:21:49 Peter Singer00:22:48 Utilitarianism 00:29:58 Speciesism00:44:12 Deontological ethics00:46:26 Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)00:55:30 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs00:58:14 Peter Singer: Drowning child argument01:01:45 Eco-feminismNext episode: Small is Beautiful - Sustainable EconomicsAccented Philosophy - Every Tuesday.

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