Environmental Ethics

According to Mathews, “nature is a process rather than things” and “whatever happens when we, or other agents with the capacity for abstract thought, let things be, let them unfold in their own way, run their own course”(221). It is great to keep relate with nature such as mountain biking, keeping animals as pets, and surrounding with wastes, she dose not like to clean up rooms. Natural is non-artificial and things do not engage with products. Classrooms do not natural, because there is no nature and animals, but desks, chairs, and computers. Nature itself is intrinsic and to let it be is great. Therefore, she likes to keep animals as pet because they are great due to disrupt our lives, embarrass us, and make a mess. Psychological benefits of the nature for humans are important so that our stress can be reduced.

Definitions:
>Wilderness-In the east, nothing other than land, designated as wilderness by the west. Humans engage in the conscious and dynamic manipulation of nature. There is a constant interaction between humans and nature.
>Artifice- when we intentionally apply abstract ideas to nature
>Reification-to make a non-thing a thing
>Returning to nature-reinstating an instinctual, free-and-easy, impulsiveness (for human),
Letting process to be anew (for nature)
>The natural state of ourselves-reinstating an instinctual, free-and-easy, impulsiveness
>To solution to our environmental crisis-it never be late to start thinking about it

Objections:
There are artifice she likes, such as buildings in Hongkong.
We could not live without technology to keep up with population growth.
Some people reduce with artificial things, not nature.

Marisa Imado