Val Plumwood ” a Crocodile Story’ Essay Example

and dualism create a framework of ubjectivity where we only view the world from the inside, where we define it on our own terms, pretend we have power over it, and act above it. However this self-centered version is challenged in extreme realities, where we see the world from the outside, where we realized that our own ingenuity makes us nothing more than a piece of meat within the natural world.

Plumwood further states that our disregard for animal life is portrayed in our inhumane treatment of the animals we eat, this inhumane treatment is derived from our inability to imagine ourselves as food. The concept of human identity where humans position themselves outside and above the food chain is challenged by our acceptance of ecological identity where large predators can take human life, we need to acknowledge our own animality and ecological vulnerability, and acknowledge that we ourselves are part of that vulnerable and fragile system.

Questions:

1. Anthropocentrism is especially strong in influential religious cultures, such as Christianity, Catholicism, and Islam, would it make a difference if these religions taught a more non-human centered worldview?
2. In most science fiction movies anthropocentrism is strongly evident portraying humans as superior beings who life is being threatened by non-humans.

Examples can be seen in movies such Return to Narnia: Prince Caspien where the Telemarine’s who invades Narnia wipe out the anthropomorphic creatures chasing them into the woodlands. In Star Wars the Galactic Empire is portrayed anthropocentric invading alien worlds and enslaving them, same holds true for Avatar. And District 9, or even vampire movies such as Twilight. Do these movies further influence the dualist mentality separating humans from non humans,

and the supremacy of the human race?