Week 19 Final Assessment & Conclusion of Praxis Projects

Due to a family member's illness, I will be out of school Monday, May 22nd. Praxis Presentations will resume on Tuesday. Since we were scheduled for one final assessment, I decided to offer this article and completion of questions as the final assessment. Please follow the directions. This information will also be sent in an email.

This is the link to the article, The Need for a Planetary Ethic by Ervin Laszlo.
https://www.uibk.ac.at/peacestudies/downloads/peacelibrary/planetaryethic.pdf

The article, The Need for a Planetary Ethic by Dr. Ervin Laszlo, was published ten years ago, long before Pope Francis’ On Care for Our Common Home. It presents some valuable insights as well as some topics we touched upon in class.

I would like for you to read the article before entertaining any of the questions. After a first read, answer each question in a minimum of seven sentences. You may cite the article when needed. Be sure to use quotation marks. There are no page numbers to do an effective MLA citation. You may single space your responses.

Upon completion, save and send to my email via a Word document or Google document. 

This assignment will take the place of your Tuesday CST test since we will use Tuesday to present Praxis projects.

Details:

1. Read article
2. Respond to questions in a minimum of seven (complete) sentences each. 12 point font, single space with heading. Title: The Need for A Planetary Ethic Responses
3. Send via email Word document or Google document
4. Due: Preferred to be completed in class. Due no later than Tuesday evening 11:59 p.m.

70 points

Questions (10 points each)

1.How does Dr. Laszlo define a planetary ethic? Why does the Union of Concerned Scientists state we urgently need one?

2. Why is classic liberalism’s (Bentham, Locke etc…) “Live and let live” approach no longer valid today? Why is this world view a serious risk?

3.How does Dr. Laszlo explain “Live in ways that enable others to live as well” in terms of how one pursues pleasures and achievements (status) in life?

4. By way of envisioning the consequences of one’s actions on the life of the planet, what does Dr. Laszlo say about eating meat?

5. By way of envisioning the consequences of one’s actions on the life of the planet, what does Dr. Laszlo say about smoking (tobacco)?

6.By way of envisioning the consequences of one’s actions on the life of the planet, what does Dr. Laszlo say about driving?

7.What are your thoughts (pro /con) on Dr. Ervin Laszlo’s ideas? Are there any connections to any of the themes of Catholic Social Teaching?