Updated Spring 2019
Earth Charter
http://earthcharter.org/discover/the-earth-charter/
Please note that texts relevant to environmental ethics are listed in earlier lessons.
In Hinduism, see the hymn to mother earth, Atharva Veda (Bk XII, Hymn 1) Prithvi Sukta; see also Vandana Shiva. We take note of Chipko.
In Classical American, consider Black Elk’s account of boyhood life when buffalo roamed plentifully and people counted seasons according to moons; descendants of Black Elk’s community struggle to protect water.
In our review of Platonism in Religion we archived memory of a beautiful text by the Brethren of Purity, The Case of the Animals vs Man, with special reference to the testimony given by the King of Bees in Chs. XX-XXI.
In American Transcendentalism we looked at Thoreau’s Walden.
In Liberation Philosophy we archived Pope Francis’ Encyclical Letter: On Care for Our Common Home (Rome: 2015).
Much of modern-day environmentalism also owes a debt of inspiration to Aldo Leopold‘s Sand County Almanac, which is not available for free, but is well worth the price of purchase. An ebook of Leopold’s writings may be available for free via your campus library. Search for the title: River of the Mother of God and other Essays and see if you can “view online.”
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