Australian Antarctic scientists : consciousness and behaviour ...
A growing number of contemporary authors are acknowledging that the quality of consciousness of global human society is less-than-ideal. Qualities affiliated with materialism, such as selfishness and greed, are recognised as root causes of the widespread exploitation of the Earth's natural reso...
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University Of Tasmania
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.25959/23211098.v1 https://figshare.utas.edu.au/articles/thesis/Australian_Antarctic_scientists_consciousness_and_behaviour/23211098/1 |
| Summary: | A growing number of contemporary authors are acknowledging that the quality of consciousness of global human society is less-than-ideal. Qualities affiliated with materialism, such as selfishness and greed, are recognised as root causes of the widespread exploitation of the Earth's natural resources. The nurturing of qualities such as high ethical standards, adherence to scriptural knowledge and concern about spiritual matters, is recognised as being increasingly forsaken for the development of qualities such as interest in economic advancement and concern about personal sense enjoyment. Deterioration of the Earth's natural environment has been acknowledged as a consequence of such poorer qualities of human consciousness. As environmental scientists play a key role in determining the direction of environmental management, an investigation was carried out into their quality of consciousness. The study sample was the Australian Antarctic scientific community, whose research findings contribute towards both ... |
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