and regain the philosophical concept of " unity of Man and Heaven " of ancient Chinese civilization for seeking the well-being of mankind .
Abandon Anthropocentrism and Build a Harmonious Relationship between Man and Nature
The Enlightenment ignited the light of human reason . People were liberated from the repression of medieval beliefs and began to control the world with reason . But serious problems followed . People mistakenly believe that man is the center of the world . Relying on increasingly developed scientific means , the uncontrolled exploitation and utilization of natural resources has resulted in the imbalance of the overall ecological chain and led to the emergence , one after another , of a variety of natural disasters .
Man has cruelly destroyed nature , and nature is taking merciless revenge on man . The " greenhouse effect " makes the world ' s climate more and more volatile . The sky is increasingly expanding the ozone hole . Forest grassland is in rapid retreat and the desert is advancing step by step . Unrestricted and destructive mining is making man kill the goose that lays the golden egg , drain the water to fish , and unknowingly become his own gravedigger . To a large extent , the root of this crisis is caused by human factors , the alienation of human nature and the advocacy of anthropocentrism in western culture .
Anthropocentrism holds that human beings are separated from nature and higher than nature . It holds that human life has intrinsic value , while other entities ( including animals , plants , mineral resources , etc .) are resources that can be rationally developed for human interests 19 . Many ethicists find the roots of anthropocentrism in the creation story told in the Judaic-Christian Bible , Genesis 20 . In the creation story , humans are created in the image of God and instructed to “ conquer ” the earth and “ rule ” all other creatures 21 . This idea is not confined to Jewish and Christian theology , and can be found in Aristotle ' s Politics and Immanuel Kant ' s Moral Philosophy 22 .
Anthropocentrism believes that humans are the most important entity in the universe . Anthropocentrism explains or looks at the world in terms of human
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Boslaugh Sarah E ., Anthropocentrism , Encyclopedia Britannica , 11 Jan . 2016 ,. last modified 23 May , 2021 , https :// www . britannica . com / topic / anthropocentrism
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