ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND THE SPIRITUAL RESPONSIBILITY OF HUMANKIND

Abstract

This article analyzes the inextricable link between environmental ethics and moral responsibility of mankind from philosophical and ethical points of view. Nowadays, when global environmental problems are becoming more and more acute, the need to revise the human attitude to nature on the basis of ethical norms has become an urgent task. The article highlights the formation of environmental consciousness and ecological culture, as well as the moral duty and responsibility of mankind to nature. Along with this, the principles of responsible approach to nature in various philosophical trends and religious views are analyzed. The author substantiates the role and importance of spiritual values, human qualities and principles of sustainable development in environmental protection. In conclusion, the necessity of moral transformation and conscious responsibility of mankind to overcome the ecological crisis is emphasized.