Hinduism and Environmental Ethics: An Analysis and Defense of a Basic Assumption

Framarin, Christopher G.

doi:10.1080/09552367.2012.664884

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“…Historically, the intrinsic value of cultural heritage can be traced back to the sense or meaning that different cultures have recognized in certain sacred or religious sites. For example, in the Hindu religion intrinsic value is associated with a spirit of places that "lives" in nature and that represents the foundation of its intrinsic value [38], making a specific place unique [39].…”

Section: Intrinsic Valuementioning

confidence: 99%

The “Intrinsic Value” of Cultural Heritage as Driver for Circular Human-Centered Adaptive Reuse

Girard

Vecco

2021

Sustainability

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By referring to the European Green Deal, this paper analyzes the “intrinsic value” of cultural heritage by investigating the human-centered adaptive reuse of this heritage. This implies questions such as how to improve the effectiveness of reuse, restoration, and valorization interventions on cultural heritage/landscapes and how to transform a cultural asset into a place, interpreted as a living ecosystem, to be managed as a living organism. The autopoietic characteristic of the eco-bio-systems, specifically focusing on the intrinsic versus instrumental values of cultural heritage ecosystem is discussed in detail. Specifically, the notion of complex social value is introduced to express the above integration. In ecology, the notion of intrinsic value (or “primary value”) relates to the recognition of a value that “pre-exists” any exploitation by human beings. The effectiveness of transforming a heritage asset into a living ecosystem is seen to follow from an integration of these two values. In this context, the paper provides an overview of the different applications of the business model concept in the circular economy, for a better investment decision-making and management in heritage adaptive reuse. Matera case is presented as an example of a cultural heritage ecosystem. To conclude, recommendations toward an integrated approach in managing the adaptive reuse of heritage ecosystem as a living organism are proposed.

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Section: Intrinsic Valuementioning

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The “Intrinsic Value” of Cultural Heritage as Driver for Circular Human-Centered Adaptive Reuse

Girard

Vecco

2021

Sustainability

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“…This subjectivity of intrinsic value is something that differentiates it from the perception of intrinsic value in ecological studies, which relates mainly to objective traits [28,29]. Unlike nature, cultural heritage is created by people for people, and its value is shaped during a personal encounter with a cultural heritage or discussions over it with other people [30].…”

Section: Intrinsic Value Of Cultural Heritagementioning

confidence: 99%

Intrinsic Value and Perceived Essentialism of Culture Heritage Sites as Tools for Planning Interventions

Roszczyńska-Kurasińska

Domaradzka

Wnuk

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In order to remain alive and relevant, cultural heritage sites have to react and adapt to changing context in a coherent manner, i.e., in a way that is in line with the memory and identity of the place. The incoherent changes, i.e., the transformations that according to the local community do not agree with a character of a place, can be destructive for the long-term vitality of urban cultural heritage. In this study, we test which factors influence social acceptance of different alternations within the context of urban historical gardens that might, in turn, ensure the resilience of the place. Our study focuses on the intangible qualities of the place measured by intrinsic value, perceived essentialism and anti-essentialism as important predictors shaping the response to change. The correlational study was conducted using an online questionnaire designed to empirically grasp intangible qualities of cultural heritage sites. Five hundred twenty-nine responses were included in the analysis. The study shows that perceived historic value, inherent value (uniqueness and importance of the place) and (anti-)essentialist character of a place capture the differences between parks well and enables the finding of interventions that are coherent with a site’s genius loci. Measuring intangible qualities of urban gardens can help to design changes that find higher approval among local community members and users of the site. We discuss how the analysis of an intrinsic value and essentialism allows for planning better spatial interventions that align with the human-centered approach to urban development.

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“…Framarin (2012) concluded that literature on Hinduism gives the moral understanding of behaviour of human towards plants and animals. [28] One of the popular religious text of Hinduism Ramayana. It signifies the importance of monkeys and their king Lord Hanuman as they were considered an important ally of Lord Rama.…”

Section: Importance Of Nature In Hinduismmentioning

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Review Article on Relation between Hinduism and Environment - A Vedic Approach

Gairola

2020

AJEE

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The present paper gives an insight of the importance of the environment in the oldest religion of the world either, Hinduism and discovers the environmental ethics which were prevailing in the olden society and how far we human are still practicing those ethics of ancient time. Human existence and environment have been co-existed since the evolution of human on earth. Environment had provided clean air, clean water and an environment free of toxins to the human kind. All the religion in the world had given due respect to the environment since time immemorial. Environment owes the important position in all the major religion of the world namely Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism, Christianity. Hinduism can better be termed as a way of life. Hinduism is considered one of the oldest and the scientific religion of the world. In Hinduism, environment and nature are considered as the gift of God. Hindu religion believed that survival of human kind is totally dependent on healthy environment. All the forces of nature either air, water, sun, earth and fire are termed as god, and hence they are eligible to be worshipped in Hinduism. The time when the conservation and protection of the environment was not even thought of, at that time the Vedas and Puranas which are the sacred books of Hindu religion, had directed human being to worship nature and its components. Practices in Hinduism as confirmed by the study of Vedas were environmentally friendly and if those practices are followed today it can give answers to the various environmental problems.

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Hinduism and Environmental Ethics: An Analysis and Defense of a Basic Assumption

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

The “Intrinsic Value” of Cultural Heritage as Driver for Circular Human-Centered Adaptive Reuse

The “Intrinsic Value” of Cultural Heritage as Driver for Circular Human-Centered Adaptive Reuse

Intrinsic Value and Perceived Essentialism of Culture Heritage Sites as Tools for Planning Interventions

Review Article on Relation between Hinduism and Environment - A Vedic Approach

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