009. Deep Ecology

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.

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Music: Nightlife by Michael Kobrin, from: https://pixabay.com/music.

00:00:11 Deep ecology
00:00:36 Shallow and deep ecology
00:02:33 Anthropocentrism
00:05:26 Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
00:07:37 Arne Naess (1912-2009)
00:08:08 Self-realisation
00:13:04 The myth of Prometheus
00:17:35 Fair consumption of resources
00:20:20 Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
00:21:49 Peter Singer
00:22:48 Utilitarianism
00:23:37 Life’s will to survive -- life vs consciousness
00:25:27 Is there a “right to life”?
00:26:09 “Chimeras”: see prev. episode of this podcast!
00:27:07 The eight principles of Deep Ecology
00:29:58 Speciesism
00:31:30 Preserving diversity
00:36:43 What are “vital human needs”?
00:42:19 The need to decrease the human population
00:44:12 Deontological ethics
00:46:26 Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)
00:48:01 Population control policies
00:48:18 China’s one-child policy
00:52:51 Quality of life vs material standard of life
00:55:30 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
00:56:54 Do we have an obligation to act?
00:58:14 Peter Singer: Drowning child argument
01:01:45 Eco-feminism
01:02:00 Rationalism and false dichotomies

Philosophers and theories mentioned:

00:00:36 Shallow and deep ecology
00:02:33 Anthropocentrism
00:05:26 Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274)
00:07:37 Arne Naess (1912-2009)
00:13:04 The myth of Prometheus
00:20:20 Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)
00:21:49 Peter Singer
00:22:48 Utilitarianism
00:29:58 Speciesism
00:44:12 Deontological ethics
00:46:26 Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527)
00:55:30 Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
00:58:14 Peter Singer: Drowning child argument
01:01:45 Eco-feminism

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