Regarding
the environment I want to start a new concept of 'real
sustainability',
within my broader idea of 'practical philosophy';
where real philosophy includes intellectual but also practical
actions by us all so that any intellectual investigations we may
pursue have a definite purpose and positive effect in the real world.
While
walking on the hillside in Delphi I was reminded of the need for us
'to share the space' of our environment and its finite resources both
with one another, and other species. As I walk along the
country paths I tap my walking stick regularly to warn any snakes and
other animals to move away as I approach. This is a tiny example of
what I mean by 'sharing' the natural space and resources as human
beings and with other species. The snakes can, for example, go back
to sunbathing on the path again after I have safely passed. However,
someone has just put three illegal bee hives right next to the start
of the public footpath. I hope that the bees feel the same way about
'sharing space!
It may be that some people or some species (e.g human beings as a whole) will always take a bigger share of resources than others. After all, the by lion eats first from the pride, eats the most, and takes the best pieces for its meal. If human beings are just very evolved animals (i.e. 'total' Darwinism) then we cannot be surprised that some people take more resources than others. BUT - you cannot have it both ways. You cannot expect better ways of sharing to be adopted by more mere evolved animals. You can only expect and hope for that 'if' you think there is a little more to what the human being is that what Darwinism and some scientists suggest with the process of natural selection and the survival of the fittest. This raises questions about what the human being really, whether we have a human soul, and at very least, whether we should expect a species of animal like us to adopt preferable ways of living as individuals and societies that somehow have shades of 'ethics' and a higher spirit within them.
It may be that some people or some species (e.g human beings as a whole) will always take a bigger share of resources than others. After all, the by lion eats first from the pride, eats the most, and takes the best pieces for its meal. If human beings are just very evolved animals (i.e. 'total' Darwinism) then we cannot be surprised that some people take more resources than others. BUT - you cannot have it both ways. You cannot expect better ways of sharing to be adopted by more mere evolved animals. You can only expect and hope for that 'if' you think there is a little more to what the human being is that what Darwinism and some scientists suggest with the process of natural selection and the survival of the fittest. This raises questions about what the human being really, whether we have a human soul, and at very least, whether we should expect a species of animal like us to adopt preferable ways of living as individuals and societies that somehow have shades of 'ethics' and a higher spirit within them.
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