PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES THAT UNDERPIN AN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICAL PROPOSAL

Abstract

- There has been a reflection on the care of the environment in relation to the way in which the resources it provides are being used; a situation that has generated concern due to the fact that many people still maintain the traditional theory that nature offers goods, products and/or resources in an unlimited way, and that, therefore, these will not cease to exist and it will not be possible for human beings to deplete them. This 'optimistic' view has been followed by detractors who claim the limitation and non-renewability of many of the existing resources. Now, taking into account the technological advances and the research networks in environmental matters that at a global level allow the impact of the use of natural resources to be measured and that are called "technologies applied to natural resources", lines of deepening are being generated, such as biochemical technology, industrial technology, chemical engineering and technology, environmental technology,  food technologies, technological processes, among others, which allow us to understand the importance and urgency of preserving the environment as a vital unit that sustains existence. Thus, the research sought to identify the philosophical principles that support an environmental ethical proposal through the current doctrinal contributions relevant to the theme, which was adjusted to a qualitative research approach. Finally, it was concluded that the most important philosophical principles that currently support this proposal are human dignity, well-being, precaution, prevention, conservation, planning, reparation and responsibility.