南京林业大学学报（人文社会科学版）2018，Vol.18Issue(4)：55-63,9.
"绝对律令"视角下的强可持续性辩护
Categorical Imperative in Defense of Strong Sustainability
潘科基尼·穆利亚 1阿吉特·库尔马·毕贺拉 1萨里塔·卡尔 1魏婷2
作者信息
- 1. 印度矿业学院人文社会科学系
- 2. 北京大学马克思主义学院
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摘要
Abstract
Strong sustainability relies on the principle of resource management or conservation of natural resources.Strong sustainability defends that certain forms of natural capital (environment) are critical and therefore, nonsubstitutable. There is an increasing concern for conserving the natural environment due to its unique contribution for sustenance and wellbeing of all living beings. The development process which does not preserve its natural capital is bound to lead towards an unsustainable growth path. In the wake of strong sustainability, it is an imperative to preserve the natural environment as it is degrading beyond its threshold limit. The ethical aspect of strong sustainability raises the ethical question what is right thing to do and emphasizes on ethical relations of humans with natural environment. The paper defends strong sustainability from Kant.s Categorical Imperative. Kant.s Categorical Imperative contains three formulae, such as principle of universal law, principle of end-in-itself and principle of autonomy. Placing Kant. s Categorical Imperative in the context, it is only humans who can save themselves from the environmental catastrophes, and protect the natural environment. Hence, it is suggested that deontological approach can be a solution to real life situation. Categorical Imperative motivates every human to act out of duty. Actions done for the sake of duty alone are morally worthy. A duty is the relationship between one.s moral action and his autonomy of the will. Concerning the sustenance and wellbeing of the present and the future generation, it is the moral duty of human to preserve the natural environment. For a strong sustainable world, humans have to perform his duty (direct and indirect) within the periphery needs. By performing a direct duty to him/her and to its contemporaries, human is performing an indirect duty towards the natural world. In short, it is argued that the principles of Categorical Imperative are helpful to fight against the weak approach of sustainability. The principles of Categorical Imperative can help us to promote strong sustainability from individual level to global concern.关键词
强可持续性/弱可持续性/自然资本/绝对律令/直接责任/间接责任Key words
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潘科基尼·穆利亚,阿吉特·库尔马·毕贺拉,萨里塔·卡尔,魏婷.."绝对律令"视角下的强可持续性辩护[J].南京林业大学学报（人文社会科学版）,2018,18(4):55-63,9.
