Ethics, Environment, and Social Reform.
This assignment will be nine pages (2700 words) maximum. Title: “Ethics, Environment, and Social Reform.” You will compare the “Earth Charter” with the “Blue River Quorum Declaration” in your essay. As has been the norm in the course, linking previous readings and discussions is expected as part of your interpretive work. Your paper will answer which of the two declarations (EC and BRQ) you think is more effective for the application of an ecological ethic? Explain why. In your discussion account for these four concerns: 1. What are the different contexts that are assumed for each document: that there are different contexts from which to see and enact ethical positions means what for personal preferences as a point of contention in ethical discussions? 2. What types of ethical discourse and behaviour are used to persuade the reader? 3. What are the strengths and benefits of each document? 4. Should ethics be social or merely personal? What do these documents teach us about this question?