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Material Happiness
Uncoupling a meaningful life from the destruction of nature
Material Happiness Uncoupling a meaningful life from the destruction - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Material Happiness Uncoupling a meaningful life from the destruction - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Material Happiness Uncoupling a meaningful life from the destruction of nature ...a sustainable future will require that society radically changes the way in which we define quality of life and social status on the basis of material
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“...a sustainable future will require that society radically changes the way in which we define quality of life and social status on the basis of material consumption.”
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What are the consequences of our lifestyles?
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WWF: Living Planet Report
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Hofmann et al 2010 Tihe impact of conservation on the status of the wiorld’s vertebrates Science, p1194442
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Newibold et al 2015 Global efects of land use on local terrestrial biodiversity Nature, 520, 45
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May 2012 Q&A: Extinctions and the impact of Homo sapiens BMC Biology 10, 106
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Why should we care?
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Costanza et al (2014) Changes in the global value of ecosystem services Global Environmental Change 26, 152–158
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Ethical reasons
- Moral standing
- Moral rights
- Moral significance
- Virtue ethics
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Why do wie harm nature?
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Reflection
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Is your life meaningful?
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Is your life meaningful?
- Do you know where your life is
going?
- Do you have purpose?
- Do you have self-worth?
- Do you have autonomy over your
life?
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40 10 70 Middle Very meaningful Not meaningful
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- Presence of meaning
– Q2, Q3, Q7, Q8, Q10 – Satisfaction, Love, Joy,
Agreeableness, Extraversion, Intrinsic religiosity, conscientiousness
– Fear, anger, shame
sadness, neuroticism, depression
- Search for meaning
– Q1, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q9 – Fear, shame, sadness,
neuroticism, depression
Steger et al (2006) Tihe meaning of life questionnaire: assessing the presence of and search for meaning in life Journal of Counselling Psychology, 53, 80-93
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Are you connected wiith nature?
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Are you connected wiith nature?
1) Limits to growith 2) Balance of nature 3) Anti-anthropocentricism 4) Human exceptionalism 5) Possibility of eco-crisis
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45 15 75 Middle Ecocentric Human centred
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Ecological footprint
Howi many planets do wie need to support your lifestyle?
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www.footprintcalculator.org
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Will consuming less, reduce your meaning of life?
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