The Theocentric Perspective of Laudato Si’: A Critical Discussion
In this article, I focus on Pope Francis’s “green” encyclical, Laudato Si’. After outlining some of its characteristics, I single out the pope’s engagement with anthropocentrism for critical discussion. The pope criticizes anthropocentrism (the view that human beings alone have intrinsic value), see...
| Pubblicato in: | Philosophia reformata |
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Brill
2018
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Philosophia reformata
Anno: 2018, Volume: 83, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 51-67 |
| Notazioni IxTheo: | KAJ Età contemporanea KDB Chiesa cattolica NBC Dio NBD Creazione NBE Antropologia NCG Etica ecologica; etica del creato |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Anthropocentrism
common creation story
ecological crisis
environmental ethics
Pope Francis
Laudato Si’
technology
theocentrism
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| Riepilogo: | In this article, I focus on Pope Francis’s “green” encyclical, Laudato Si’. After outlining some of its characteristics, I single out the pope’s engagement with anthropocentrism for critical discussion. The pope criticizes anthropocentrism (the view that human beings alone have intrinsic value), seeing it as a root cause of ecological destruction. Instead, he proposes what I would call a theocentric conception of nature. I criticize this view. First, I suggest that the pope is insufficiently critical in adopting a theocentric approach to the common creation story. Secondly, I argue from both a biblical-theological and a philosophical perspective against the pope’s resistance to the anthropocentrism of Genesis 1:26. Thirdly, I argue that because the pope opts for non-anthropocentrism, the encyclical falls short of offering a constructive way forward in relation to functioning in a technocratic society. Through these comments, I seek to strengthen the powerful and important message of this encyclical. |
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| ISSN: | 2352-8230 |
| Comprende: | In: Philosophia reformata
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/23528230-08301004 |