Abstract

LIMA, Vanessa Aparecida Alves de. Ecology and moral judgement: ]voices of environmental leaders in the Brazilian state of Rondônia. Psicol. cienc. prof. [online]. 2010, vol.30, n.3, pp. 464-477. ISSN 1414-9893.

The following paper proposes the analysis of ecology in the processes of environmental defense through the premises of moral psychology. It's important for this subject to broaden its analytical field to fundamental areas of human needs and human relations, and in relation to ecology, the research is incipient. The supported thesis argues that ecology is moral. The researched group was composed of environmental leaders of Rondônia, selected by network building. The semi-open interview and the moral ecological dilemmas followed by interview survey were used, and then the participants spoke about their activities concerning environmental defense and described the historical process through which an ecological conscience was formed, and while answering the questions on moral dilemmas, corroborated the thesis, showing the existence of a moral ecological personality, based on the subjective analysis of justice and on universal ethical principles. The leaders also present an ecological ethic, a "green" ethic based on sustainability.

Keywords : Moral judgment; Ecology; Environmental education; Environmental psychology.

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