2 Western Environmental Philosophy
The Impacts of Western Environmental Philosophy
Philosophy explains and influences the shared values of cultures and provides a way to interpret the forces that guide cultural perspectives. This chapter examines some of the philosophies which underpin western relationships with nature, and by reflection, contemporary corporate environmental reporting. A historical approach is taken to explore the impacts of various environmental philosophies which have guided the relationship between western culture and the natural world through time. First, the argument that philosophy informs the way the world is understood is explored through the concept of social construction. Next, a historical overview of how the ...
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