The Location Of The Relationship Between People And The Environment: To Re-examine The Anthropocentrism In The Environmental Law

Since the 60s of the 20th century, the problem of environmental is growing around the world. People began to concern about the environmental protection and the rational use of resources. It goes without saying that the Environmental Law, adjustment of social relations about due to the protection and improvement of the environment, rational use of natural resources, prevent pollution and other hazards arising from the law of social relations, is important. How to legislate for the Environment Law and what is the direction is placed a significant position.People have never stopped to explore and think about the Philosophical of environmental law. In the history of the development of environmental philosophy, there appeared a variety of thoughts. The anthropocentrism is one of the great ideas. These ideas are all played an important role in the different stage of human development, and guiding the adjustment of the relationship between human relationship the environment continually.Today, the focus of the environmental philosophy is the argument between anthropocentrism and non- anthropocentrism. In this dispute, Anthropocentrism has been severely criticized. It is mistaken for the ideological root of environmental problem.In this paper, from the history of Anthropocentrism and review the development of Anthropocentrism, we attempt to analysis the reasons about the misunderstanding, and to reveal the real features of the Anthropocentrism. The basic ideological and theoretical foundation of the environmental law should be Anthropocentrism.