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The Moral Relationship Between Humans and the Natural Environment
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The Moral Relationship Between Humans and the Natural Environment Ralph M. Dahm April 2, 2005 Abstract The natural environment sustains and nurtures life of abundant variety. Over millions of years this environment evolved via natural processes. Human, animal, and plant life forms developed to create a global ecosystem. A symbiotic relationship exists for many species. Some are predator; others prey. Natural food chains developed that provide a population balance. Humans evolved to become the dominant intellectual species. The resulting moral relationship and obligations between human beings and the natural environment is explored. Positive and negative aspects of the interaction of humans with their natural environment are discussed. Potential solutions are proffered for contemplation. The Moral Relationship Between Humans and the Natural Environment "Humans...have a precarious place, of nature yet set in opposition to nature" (Jacobs, 2001, p. 607). The concept of "home" for the human species is the Earth. Life has not yet been discovered anywhere...
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