Research On Ecological Holism Ethics Of Earth Ethics

Earth ethics is an ecological ethics thought of holism put forward by Alod Leopold.It takes "inherent value of nature" as the theoretical premise and "holism" as the basic principle.Its core view "Earth Community" extends ethics from man to man,man and society to man and the whole natural environment,changing the status of mankind in the community,Let mankind change from a conqueror in the community to an equal member.The ecological holism ethics of earth ethics provides a holism theoretical vision for the research of environmental ethics,and is of great significance to the construction of contemporary ecological civilization and the practical activities of environmental protection.First of all,it discusses that the emergence and development of ecological holism ethics of earth ethics has a profound philosophical,scientific and ethical foundation.It originated from the American resource protection movement in the 19 th century and is rooted in people’s ethical and philosophical reflection on the ecological crisis;On the scientific basis of ecology,they began to pay attention to the whole and the relationship between the whole;Darwin’s altruistic emotion and Hume’s virtue of benevolence make it possible for the whole life community to become the object of our moral emotion.Secondly,it reveals the essence of ecological holism ethics of earth ethics.It is the transformation from ecology to ecological ethics;On the basis of ecology,we recognize the inherent value of non-human beings and ecosystems,and emphasize that we should start from the holistic way of thinking,endow them with moral status and bring them into the scope of "moral customers",so as to finally realize the harmonious coexistence between man and land.Thirdly,the ecological holism ethics of earth ethics has realized the criticism and Transcendence of anthropocentrism.This paper demonstrates this from the following aspects: it fundamentally denies the relationship between human and nature,which is the binary opposition between subject and object,and changes the concept of humanistic subject;It criticizes the instrumental rationality principle of anthropocentrism and affirms the internal value of non-human beings;Corrected the hypothesis of "rational man" of anthropocentrism,expanded the boundary of moral community,and began to pay more attention to the harmony,stability and beauty of the whole ecosystem.Finally,based on the dialectical analysis of the ecological holism ethics of earth ethics,it reveals that the ecological holism ethics of earth ethics has important enlightenment to the construction of Contemporary Ecological Civilization: it expands the research scope of ethics;Cultivate the sense of human ecological ethical responsibility and actively transform it into practical action to protect the environment;It has promoted the construction of a community with a prosperous life,ecological livability,cleanliness and beauty,and finally achieved world peace and the common prosperity and sustainable development of all mankind.