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For an ecological ethics: moral of action or ethics of abstention?

The second half of the 20th century saw a growing awareness of ecological danger, the idea of a destructive imbalance that had established itself between nature and man. We are rediscovering the fragility of the natural interdependencies of "ecosystems", and at the same time our powerlessness to predict or control the impact of human action on these interdependencies. The dream of Modernity to "ender ourselves masters and possessors of nature" seems to be slowly disappearing. This article explores to potential foundations for an ecological ethics of our time.

La performance est dépassée par la finalité et la technique par l’éthique lorsque, au lieu d’une simple adaptation pragmatique des mœurs aux innovations technologiques se crée un surplus de sens, une potentialité éthique au sens d’une création de raisons d’agir, par quoi nous nous rendons plus parfaits que ne nous a créés la seule nature.

The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil.