Enviromental Ethics
Pg. 22 (1) Personal wealth relates to ethics in that wealthier people have more clout and have a much greater voice in things than someone who is just an average blue-collar person. People with wealth have the funds and resources that poor people do not. A prime example is reflected on how we live. Poor societies have poorer living conditions and live in run down polluted areas. Have you ever seen a wealthy family living in the projects?Pg 24-25 (2) Industries pollute the environment by cutting corners in production qualit
Preservation means to preserve from injury or destruction; a state of being or ill preserved, protected from harm. Pg 25-26 (3) Normal economic forces would work against pollution control because corporate decisions were based on short-term profitability rather than long-term benefit to society. (8) Decision makers view the actions of corporations differently from the way they view the actions of individuals because a corporations actions can have a much greater affect on something versus an action of just one individual. The conservation ethic stresses a balance between total development and absolute preservation. 25 (7) The major motivating force of corporate management is profitability. There needs to be a balance between industry and environment. It is cheaper to dump wastes in the river than to install a water treatment facility. Pg 22 (6) Development is the gradual unfolding, fuller working out; growth; evolution (of animal and plant races); well-grown state; stage of advancement. Pg 27 (5) The dominant societal attitude towards resource use has been use resources more sparingly. Pg 26-27 (4) Yes, it is unreasonable to expect a completely unpolluted environment. y or waste disposal to minimize profit loss. This is starting to change thanks to such organizations such as CERES and other environmental groups. The conservation ethic recognizes the desirability of decent living standards, but it works toward a balance of resource use and resource availability. There is no sense to preserve the environment if the objective produces a national economic collapse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**.
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