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Wybrane koncepcje przezwyciężania kryzysu ekologicznego
Selected concepts for conquerring ecological crisis

Author(s): Andrzej Abdank-Kozubski
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion
Published by: Księgarnia Świętego Jacka
Keywords: ecological crisis; anthropocentrism; man; culture

Summary/Abstract: Burdening a human with responsibility for the observed ecological crisis cannot cover the entire domain of questions concerning his role in nature. This is because a human is naturally able to correct his faults and negligence. As a unique creature, a human is able to enrich his relation with natural environment with a sense of being responsible for this environment. The latter is, however, possible provided human is able to recognize and appreciate his own rational and moral capability. Thanks to that, a human may also recognize his own limitations and consequently, try to compensate them rationally and morally. Three proposals for an outlook on a human as a warranty for conquering ecological crisis are presented in the article: these are the concepts of Hans Jonas, Ludwik Schäfer and Konrad Lorenz.

  • Issue Year: 44/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 59-65
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish