Francis Argue That We Are Faced Not With Two Separate Crises
Why does Francis argue that “we are faced not with two separate crises, one environmental and the other social, but rather with one complex crisis which is both social and environmental” (139)? Francis argues this because he believes that we live in nature and we are part of nature and we are in constant interaction with it. Francis believes that is is our responsibility to help nature because we are the one's that harm it.
What would it mean to have “an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature” (139)? Francis is trying to say that the world would be healthier is we took care and protected it. It would be helpful for one person to care for nature; however, an integrated approach would be ideal.
Why does Francis think it is important for us to understand ecosystems and our relationship to them (140)? Francis believed …show more content…
The settings we are in every day, influence the way we think, feel, and act. We make every effort to adapt to our environment. One acts differential at home, at work, or in the neighborhood because of the different settings.
How does poverty, over-crowding, lack of open spaces, and poor housing affect the poor (149)? Why are these environmental issues? These issues affect the poor in some positive and negative ways. Overcrowding may cause antisocial behavior and violence. On the other hand, some people are able to weave bonds together which convert the overcrowded spaces into a community. These are environmental issues because they all result in unhealthy, unclean, and a polluted environment.
What does Francis mean by “the common good” (156)? The "common good" is a central and unifying principle of social ethics. It is the sum of those conditions of social life which allow social groups and their individual members relatively thorough and ready access to their own
What would it mean to have “an integrated approach to combating poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature” (139)? Francis is trying to say that the world would be healthier is we took care and protected it. It would be helpful for one person to care for nature; however, an integrated approach would be ideal.
Why does Francis think it is important for us to understand ecosystems and our relationship to them (140)? Francis believed …show more content…
The settings we are in every day, influence the way we think, feel, and act. We make every effort to adapt to our environment. One acts differential at home, at work, or in the neighborhood because of the different settings.
How does poverty, over-crowding, lack of open spaces, and poor housing affect the poor (149)? Why are these environmental issues? These issues affect the poor in some positive and negative ways. Overcrowding may cause antisocial behavior and violence. On the other hand, some people are able to weave bonds together which convert the overcrowded spaces into a community. These are environmental issues because they all result in unhealthy, unclean, and a polluted environment.
What does Francis mean by “the common good” (156)? The "common good" is a central and unifying principle of social ethics. It is the sum of those conditions of social life which allow social groups and their individual members relatively thorough and ready access to their own