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Types of environmental ethics.
A
Social ecology, deep ecology, ecofeminism
B
Anthropocentric, stewardship, biocentric
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The three classic ethical principles of justice, sufficiency and solidarity can be traced back to many different sources: Greek philosophy, religious teachings, and reflection on human experience.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are three main types of environmental ethics; anthropocentrism, ecocentrism, and theocentricism. Ecocentrism is an ethic that insists on taking care of the Earth’s ecosystems and ecology as they have intrinsic value. Anthropocentrism is the ethic that describes the human relationship with the natural environment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Deep ecology tends to take a basically holistic view of Nature-its image of the natural world is that of a field-like whole of which we and other ‘individuals’ are parts. Ecofeminists, in contrast, tend to portray the natural world as a community of beings, related, in the manner of a family, but nevertheless distinct.

Detailed explanation-4: -Zimmerman (1998)divides environmental philosophy into three categories: anthropocentric reformism, environmental ethics, and radical ecology.

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