Humanity’s perceived right to life and the impact thereof on the environment: A perspective from Deuteronomy 20:19–20
Humanity’s day to day activities are currently impacting on the natural environment in a way unknown before. Although the destruction of natural resources in times of war is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions, it is currently also happening during periods of peace. The reason for this is the undis...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:95a25bfd8f084b508f264e01e0a7f27c 2023-05-15T16:06:50+02:00 Humanity’s perceived right to life and the impact thereof on the environment: A perspective from Deuteronomy 20:19–20 Chris Van der Walt 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4102/ids.v50i4.2079 https://doaj.org/article/95a25bfd8f084b508f264e01e0a7f27c AF EN afr eng AOSIS https://indieskriflig.org.za/index.php/skriflig/article/view/2079 https://doaj.org/toc/1018-6441 https://doaj.org/toc/2305-0853 1018-6441 2305-0853 doi:10.4102/ids.v50i4.2079 https://doaj.org/article/95a25bfd8f084b508f264e01e0a7f27c In die Skriflig, Vol 50, Iss 4, Pp e1-e8 (2016) Deuteronomy 20 Environment Nature Right to life Conscience bal tashhit Geneva Conventions Practical Theology BV1-5099 Practical religion. The Christian life BV4485-5099 article 2016 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4102/ids.v50i4.2079 2023-01-08T01:32:18Z Humanity’s day to day activities are currently impacting on the natural environment in a way unknown before. Although the destruction of natural resources in times of war is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions, it is currently also happening during periods of peace. The reason for this is the undisputed right to life that humans appropriate themselves regardless of the impact of their acts on the environment. According to Deuteronomy 20 all human life is not of equal value and not necessarily superior to life in nature. Deuteronomy 20 challenges conventional thinking on the subject of human-nature relationships. It is also challenged in Jewish Halachic thinking, the practicality of primitive Eskimo’s attitude towards life and nature, as well as Assyrian acts during war. In these societies the dependence of humans on nature in order to ensure survival, was acknowledged. Currently a paradigm shift away from the anthropocentric attitude towards nature is needed to accommodate the conviction that functionality and potentiality should form part of our philosophy concerning the right to life. A new set of moral rules should be established, taking into account the fact that an endeavour to prolong human life indefinitely should not be desirable because it is to the detriment of nature and thus to humanity itself. Article in Journal/Newspaper eskimo* Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Endeavour ENVELOPE(162.000,162.000,-76.550,-76.550) In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi 50 4 |
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Humanity’s day to day activities are currently impacting on the natural environment in a way unknown before. Although the destruction of natural resources in times of war is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions, it is currently also happening during periods of peace. The reason for this is the undisputed right to life that humans appropriate themselves regardless of the impact of their acts on the environment. According to Deuteronomy 20 all human life is not of equal value and not necessarily superior to life in nature. Deuteronomy 20 challenges conventional thinking on the subject of human-nature relationships. It is also challenged in Jewish Halachic thinking, the practicality of primitive Eskimo’s attitude towards life and nature, as well as Assyrian acts during war. In these societies the dependence of humans on nature in order to ensure survival, was acknowledged. Currently a paradigm shift away from the anthropocentric attitude towards nature is needed to accommodate the conviction that functionality and potentiality should form part of our philosophy concerning the right to life. A new set of moral rules should be established, taking into account the fact that an endeavour to prolong human life indefinitely should not be desirable because it is to the detriment of nature and thus to humanity itself. |
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Humanity’s perceived right to life and the impact thereof on the environment: A perspective from Deuteronomy 20:19–20 |
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