Blog 9

My view on Deep Ecology is that it is about recognizing the "Big Picture"of the earth and understanding that no single species is more significant than any other. Deep ecology principles hold g that man and nature are on a "equal playing field" and therefore humans need to respect nature for its own intrinsic value rather than only appreciate nature's direct benefits to mankind. I believe that when it comes to nature, one of society's greatest flaws is that we do not appreciate the intrinsic value (good for its own sake) of nature, we often tend to see nature primarily as a tool that can benefit us, often economically. For example, we appreciate certain plants and foods because we can eat them and sell them, rather than appreciating and respecting them for their own sake and beauty. The Deep ecology principle that I least agree with would have to be that there is a need and possibility for a "Classless" Society to exist. While having a society where no one class dominates over another class would be ideal, I do not believe that it would be possible to achieve. In modern societies today, separation of class is necessary in order to maintain social order and without it there would be chaos. I do not believe that investing significant time towards creating a classless society is a productive use of time.