Volume II,Issue IV, March 2026
Volume-II, Issue-IV, March, 2026 |
Received: 25.03.2026 | Accepted: 30.03.2026 | ||
Published Online: 31.03.2026 | Page No: | ||
DOI: 10.69655/atmadeep.vol.2.issue.04W. | |||
পরিবেশ নীতিবিদ্যা ও গভীর
বাস্তুবাদ: প্রকৃতির
অন্তর্নিহিত মূল্যের এক দার্শনিক পর্যালোচনা
রীনা
পাল, স্বাধীন গবেষক, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Environmental Ethics and Deep Ecology: A Philosophical Review of the Intrinsic Value of Nature
Rina Paul, Independent Research Scholar, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Environmental Ethics has emerged as an important philosophical branch,
which extends human moral responsibility not only to the human-centered sphere
but also to the entire world. Deep Ecology, pioneered by Arne Naess, places
particular importance on the concept of the intrinsic value of nature. Deep ecology holds that nature
is valuable not only for its usefulness to humans, but also for its own
existence. This view challenges the conventional anthropocentric view and
emphasizes the biocentric and ecocentric perspectives. This paper will analyze
the core tenets of deep ecology in the light of environmental ethics and
explore its philosophical basis for establishing the intrinsic value of nature. Deep ecology opposes
anthropocentrism and argues for biocentrism and ecocentrism. It calls for
humans to unite with nature through the concepts of biospherical egalitarianism
and self-realization. According to this view, moral responsibility towards nature is not only
to protect human interests, but also to respect the existence and development
of all living things. This paper will analyze the basic theories of deep
ecology in the light of environmental ethics and review its philosophical
foundations and relevance in establishing the intrinsic value of nature. | ||
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