Environment&Entitlementalityl il hJoelHilchey

TED Talk: Michael PollanTEDTalk:MichaelPollan

TheWorldfromaPlantsPointofView

Environment&EntitlementalityENG4A03Week4

Why Humans Think Were So SpecialWhyHumansThinkWe reSoSpecial TheNaturalEnvironment

k Break WhatchoicesMATTER&WhichDONT Stories&Specifics TheGarBarge,DDT Amory Lovins Getting the USA Off OilAmoryLovins GettingtheUSAOffOil

Assignment 1 A Solution for All!Assignment1 ASolutionforAll!

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October10 Culture,Technology&Beyondi h G B b L P f i l E hiwithGuestBobLoree onProfessionalEthics.

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EntitlementalityEntitlementality

ADiscussionatBostonPizza

EntitlementalityEntitlementality

For the individual : Entitlementality in action looks like sitting around,Fortheindividual: Entitlementality inactionlookslikesittingaround,lackingaccountability,expectingsuccess(andpaycheques)tocomewithouteffortorwork,andsurprisedandoffendedwhenthingsdon'tworkout

perfectly.Itlookslikestudentswhoexpectteacherstodoahighleveloftheirwork and their thinking FOR them.workandtheirthinkingFORthem.

Forthesociety:Entitlementality lookslikebelieving:stockmarketsoughttorise,

resourcesandfoodandstuffoughttobeabundant,healthproblemsshouldbetreatableandpeopledeservetobewealthy.

Why Do We THINK We're Special?WhyDoWeTHINKWe reSpecial? Society,althoughwellintentioned,hascausedtheproblem. A mangled message of empowerment has been decoupled from Amangledmessageof empowerment hasbeendecoupledfrom

hardwork. Theelectronicagehasmadewaiting(foranythingfromshoesto

informationtotextmessages)anunfamiliaranduncomfortableg )feeling.

Themediahastakenpeopletoaworldof22minute,commercialfree,watchondemandsitcomsandrealityshows,andawayfromth l bl f l lifthecomplexproblemsofreallife.

Fastfoodculturehaspulledusawayfromthenaturalandslowworldofgrowingfood,tellinguswecaneatmorejunkfood,morequickly more often for less money and still stay hearthealthy quickly,moreoften,forlessmoney,andstillstay heart healthy thatwecanhaveourlowfat,highfibre,omega3enrichedtriplechocolatecakeandeatittoo.

WhyDoWeTHINKWe'reSpecial?b ll h ?ButmaybeweactuallyDESERVEthis?

We're the Main CharactersWe retheMainCharacters

WeUseSuperiorCommunicationp

WeFormComplexSocieties

WeHaveSuperiorConsciousness

WeHaveMorePower

We'reTheMainCharacters!

Aren'tWe?

Expanding our Range of VisionExpandingourRangeofVision

Closer Inspection of a Red BlurCloserInspectionofaRedBlur

Expanding our Sense of TimeExpandingourSenseofTime

ExpandingourSenseofTime

Expanding our Sense of TimeExpandingourSenseofTime

Expanding our Sense of TimeExpandingourSenseofTime

CalculationChallenge:AssumeEarthis4.5Billionyearsold,andmodernhumanshavey ,existedfor40thousandyears..If Earth were represented by a 20 year oldIfEarthwererepresentedbya20yearoldperson,howlongago(inminutes)wouldmodern humans have appeared?modernhumanshaveappeared?

Answer:94minutes

Expanding our Sense of TimeExpandingourSenseofTime

Expanding our Sense of TimeExpandingourSenseofTime

CalculationChallenge:AssumeEarthis4.5Billionyearsold,andthegreatRenaissancey , gknowledgeboomwas400yearsago.If Earth were represented by a 20 year oldIfEarthwererepresentedbya20yearoldperson,howlongago(inminutes)wastheRenaissance?Renaissance?

Answer:56seconds

The Fish Who Does PushUpsTheFishWhoDoesPush Ups 370MillionYearsago FoundinCanadianArcticin2004 FirstTransitionfossil Amphibiouscreaturewithbonestructureoflanddweller

ExpandingourSenseofTime

AreWetheMAINcharacters?

Why Do We THINK We're Special?WhyDoWeTHINKWe reSpecial?

We're the Main CharactersWe retheMainCharacters

WeUseSuperiorCommunicationp

WeFormComplexSocieties

WeHaveSuperiorConsciousness

WeHaveMorePower

We Use Superior Communication!WeUseSuperiorCommunication!

We Use Superior Communication?WeUseSuperiorCommunication?WhatDoWeMeanBySuperior?

ComplexLanguageisjustonepartofit.p g g j p

Elephants use it too Plus don't forget the others:Elephantsuseittoo.Plus,don tforgettheothers:OlfactorySense.TactileSense.VisualSense EMSpectrum?

HumansAren'tAdvancedAtALL!

WeUseSuperiorCommunication?hTheHumanCentricBias

DoggieTalk

Why Do We THINK We're Special?WhyDoWeTHINKWe reSpecial?

We're the Main CharactersWe retheMainCharacters

WeUseSuperiorCommunicationp

WeFormComplexSocieties

WeHaveSuperiorConsciousness

WeHaveMorePower

We Form Complex Societies!WeFormComplexSocieties!

Farmorecomplicatedthananyother creatureothercreature...

We Form Complex Societies!WeFormComplexSocieties!

ButwhatareweREALLYdoing?

Eating Surviving ReproducingEating.Surviving.Reproducing.Playing.y g

Helpingothersdothesame.

Ants:TheHumanoftheInsectWorld10%oftheworld'sanimalmass,22000species

Ants:

Specificroles solider,worker,queen,etcMany generations live in one societyManygenerationsliveinonesociety

TravelgreatdistancesforworkandfoodGrow&harvesttheirfood

S d & d h i l iSpread&expandtheircoloniesCommunicatebypheromones

Adaptivetoachangingexternalenvironmentp g gAreabletoliveinpollutedanddesolateareas

Complex?Complex?Definitely.

ToolsasaMeasureofComplexity

Man TheToolmaker

The Introduction of ToolsTheIntroductionofTools

Tools & Technologies in SocietyTools&TechnologiesinSocietyChimpanzeesusestickstohelpgettermites.

Theyalsouserockstocracknuts.

In 2004 Gorillas were observed using sticks to measureIn2004,Gorillaswereobservedusingstickstomeasurethedepthofwaterbeforewadingin.

Evencrows bendingwires,usingtraffictocracknuts.

Li & th i l h h ti t h i dLions,&everyotheranimalhavehuntingtechniques andprocesses,aformoftechnology.

ToolsasaMeasureofComplexity?

Humantools&techniquesAREarguablymorecomplexthananimalstechnology,

but it's a matter of scale.butit samatterofscale.

Its not black and white Humans arent uniqueItsnotblackandwhite.Humansarentunique.

Why Do We THINK We're Special?WhyDoWeTHINKWe reSpecial?

We're the Main CharactersWe retheMainCharacters

WeUseSuperiorCommunication

WeFormComplexSocieties TRUE,butnotunique

WeHaveSuperiorConsciousness

WeHaveMorePower

We Have Superior Consciousness!WeHaveSuperiorConsciousness!

Atleast,wethinkwedo.Probably.We're actually not sureWe'reactuallynotsure.

We Have A Superior ConsciousnessWeHaveASuperiorConsciousness

Wh t it i lik t b b t?Whatitisliketobeabat?OraRhino?

OraTree? TalktoaTree?

We Have A Superior Consciousness?WeHaveASuperiorConsciousness?

O th R f i tOpentheRefrigerator.LookInside.

ClosetheRefrigerator.

We Have A Superior Consciousness?WeHaveASuperiorConsciousness?

Bi l i l C l it Abilit t F l & E iBiologicalComplexity=AbilitytoFeel&ExperienceButhowcanwereallyknow?

Well..

Wecant,actually.Thequestionofanimalconsciousnessisoneofmanycontinuingdiscussionsamongsth l h h l l hphilosophers,psychologists,animalrightsactivists,

scientists,andmanymore.

Why Do We THINK We're Special?WhyDoWeTHINKWe reSpecial?

We'retheMainCharactersWe re the Main Characters

WeUseSuperiorCommunication

WeFormComplexSocieties TRUE,butnotunique

WeTHINKWeHaveSuperior Consciousness,butwerenotalone otheranimalshavemanyofthesamecapacities.

WeHaveMorePower

WeHaveMorePOWER!

Whatever that meansWhateverthatmeans...

Power A Matter of ScalePower AMatterofScale

Nootherspecieshasthecapacityofhumanstoi ifi tl lt th l d i d t liksignificantlyaltertheland,air,andwaterlike

humansdo.

Theethicsquestion:JustbecauseweCANdoit,doesthatmeanthatweSHOULD?

We Survive Better, Perhaps?WeSurviveBetter,Perhaps?

WeCONTROLandSEPARATEourselvesfromtheNaturalEnvironment

It'showwesurviveandoutwitnature.

Iwouldfeelmoreoptimisticaboutabrightfutureformanifhespentlesstimeprovingthathecan

outwitnatureandmoretimetastinghersweetnessd h andrespectingherseniority.

E.B.White

The Natural Environment?TheNaturalEnvironment?

What Do We Mean by the Natural Environment?WhatDoWeMeanbythe NaturalEnvironment ?

A WE P t f th S C ll dAreWEPartoftheSoCalledNaturalEnvironment?

The Natural Environment?TheNaturalEnvironment?

Natural adjective:Natural adjective:1.oforpertainingtonatureortheuniverse

Okay SowhatisNATURE?

The Natural Environment?TheNaturalEnvironment?

Nature noun:Nature noun:

1 The universe with all its phenomena1.Theuniverse,withallitsphenomena

2.Thematerialworldasitexistswithouthumanbeingsorgcivilization.Theworldindependentofhumanactivities.

Mountains,trees,animals&rivers

3.character,kind,essence,orsort

The Natural Environment?TheNaturalEnvironment?

Environment noun:

1 the surrounding things conditions or1.thesurroundingthings,conditions,orinfluences

Why do we SEPARATE humansWhydoweSEPARATEhumansfromtherestofnature?

A bi dj iArbitrary adjective:

1.Determinedbychance,whim,orimpulse,andnotbynecessity,reason,orprinciple.y y p p

Natural MaterialsNatural MaterialsWhatdowemeanbynaturalmaterials?

Materialsnotmadebyhumans?Materials made using NO human processing?MaterialsmadeusingNOhumanprocessing?

Wood?Isitnatural?

Whatifhumansplantedallthetreesonatreefarm?

Istheresuchthingasunnaturalwood?

Natural MaterialsNatural Materials

Spider's Silk Natural?Spider'sSilk Natural?

Whatifhumanscouldmanufactureitusingabiochemicalgprocess?

The compan Ne ia is doing j st thatThecompanyNexia isdoingjustthat.Doesthemanufacturingprocessdeterminewhether

somethingisnatural?

ForFoodIngredients YES! TheProcessMatters

Natural MaterialsNatural Materials

Pl tiPlasticIsitnatural?

Whatifmicroorganismscouldmanufactureitusingcornsugar?Woulditthatmakeitnatural?g g

Metabolix Inc uses microorganisms to do justMetabolix Inc.usesmicroorganismstodojustthat.Andtheirplasticisbiodegradable.

A Tale of Two HousesATaleofTwoHouses

Builtbyhumanstostorefood,providey , pfamilyspaceandprotectthemselves

fromtheelements

A Tale of Two HousesATaleofTwoHouses

Builtbybeaverstostorefood,providefamilyspaceandprotectp y p pthemselvesfromtheelements

A Tale of Two HousesATaleofTwoHouses

Both houses alter the natural environment.Bothhousesalterthe naturalenvironment .Bothusemanufacturingprocesses,building

techniques,&rawmaterials.

Soaretheyactuallydifferent?Everyanimal,including humans needs a place to live and beincludinghumans,needsaplacetoliveandbeprotectedfromtheelementsandpredators.

Ifbeaversarenatural,maybesuburbiaandhumanhousesaren'tsounnaturalafterall?!

Canadian Beavers Invade Argentina!CanadianBeaversInvadeArgentina!

Beavers are Taking Over!BeaversareTakingOver!

Beavers deforest vast areas Beaversdeforestvastareas

Beavers are destroying farmland by floodingBeaversaredestroyingfarmlandbyflooding

Beaversareoutgrowingtheirsystemg g y

Beaversusematerialfasterthannaturecanresupplyit.Theyeventuallyhavetomovetofindmoreresources.

But Maybe Beavers ARE Entitled?ButMaybeBeaversAREEntitled?

Are the Beavers doing anything WRONG?AretheBeaversdoinganything WRONG ?It'stheirquestforsurvivalthatdrivesthem.

Aretheyentitledtotheirquest?Theyhavethepowertomakeithappen

butisthatanIDEALoutcome?

Humansgotogreatlengthstoeliminatebeavers from civilized areas and preventbeaversfrom civilized areasandprevent

damage(humaneconomicdamage).

The Choice?TheChoice?AllowBeaverstoCapture

Argentina Declare War on the BeaversArgentina

Beaversareentitled.W i f

DeclareWarontheBeavers

Itsusagainstthem!Th M P f l Wi ! Werewrongtointerfere. TheMostPowerfulWins!

The Optimal Beaver SituationTheOptimalBeaverSituation

If we could teach beavers to act wisely,Ifwecouldteachbeaverstoactwisely,whatwouldweteachthem?

Bemindfulofpondcarryingcapacity Eathealthy,readilyavailablefoods Dontpoopinyourhouse(orfood) Getalongwellwithyourneighbours Bemindfulofchangingcircumstances

The Optimal Human SituationTheOptimalHuman Situation

If we could teach humans to act wisely,Ifwecouldteachhumans toactwisely,whatwouldweteachthem?

BemindfulofEarths carryingcapacity Eathealthy,readilyavailablefoods Dontpoopinyourhouse(orfood) Getalongwellwithyourneighbours Bemindfulofchangingcircumstances

The Optimal Human SituationTheOptimalHuman Situation

Living well takes hard work creativity systemLivingwelltakeshardwork,creativity,systemthinking&enlightened selfinterest

BemindfulofEarths carryingcapacity Eathealthy,readilyavailablefoods Dontpoopinyourhouse(orfood) Getalongwellwithyourneighbours Bemindfulofchangingcircumstances

Why Do We THINK We're Special?WhyDoWeTHINKWe reSpecial?We'retheMain oneofmanycharacters

WeUseSuperiorCommunication Whilemostcreaturescommunicate,wecertainlydohavetheabilitytoshareourknowledge&understanding

of the world with others of our speciesoftheworldwithothersofourspecies.

WeFormComplexSocieties andrecognizethatotherspeciesdotoo.

We THINK We Have Superior Consciousness, but were not alone otherWeTHINKWeHaveSuperior Consciousness,butwe renotalone otheranimalshavemanyofthesamecapacities:Wehavetremendouscapacity

tofeelandexperience,andhenceempathizewithothercreatures.

W H M t t ff t th f ldi f t d thWeHaveMore agreatpower toaffecttheunfoldingofevents,andthewellbeingofourselves,ourfellowhumans,andotherfellowanimals.

The Paradox and the IronyTheParadoxandtheIrony

WhatmakesusSPECIALisourabilitytorecognizethat we are NOT special. We are part of a system.thatweareNOTspecial.Wearepartofasystem.

O i l bilit i th t t ithOurspecialabilityisthepowertoactwithenlightened selfinterest,

butweoftenDONTemploythatspecialpower.

So If We're Not That Special...SoIfWe reNotThatSpecial...

maybeweneedtorethinkourentitlementality.y

Rethinking Our EntitlementalityRethinkingOurEntitlementality

Personal LibertyPersonalLiberty

&

SocialResponsibility

Ibelievethateveryrightimpliesaresponsibility;everyt it bli ti i d topportunity,anobligation;everypossession,aduty.

JohnD.Rockefeller,Jr.

The NonEndingThe Non Ending

Onlywhenthelasttreehasdiedandthelastriverbeenpoisonedandthelastfishbeencaught

ill li t twillwerealisewecannoteatmoney.

Cree Indian SayingCreeIndianSaying

AShortHistoryofProgress&

The Truth About StoriesTheTruthAboutStories

Writing ImprovementWritingImprovement

Writing SupportWritingSupport

PrescheduledWorkshops(includingWedOct10 3:304:30)Drop in Sessions & Personal HelpDropinSessions&PersonalHelp(includingWritingAssistant&Peer

Support)

QUIZ Time!QUIZTime!

A note about Academic DishonestyAnoteaboutAcademicDishonesty

ALSO myapproachtolearningforTHISquiz: Discussion is encouraged to assistquiz:Discussionisencouragedtoassist

inlearning.D fi l kDoyourownfinalwork.

QUIZ Time!QUIZTime!Firstly:Ensureyournameandstudentnumberareclearandlarge

h f hatthetopofthepage.JonathanHaidt discussedthe5Foundationsofthemoralmind

heusedtheanalogyofamixerboard,witheachfoundationon a different channel and the channel levels representing theonadifferentchannel,andthechannellevelsrepresentingthe

varyingimportanceofeachmoralfoundationtoeachindividual.

Drawasketchofamoralchannelmixer.Labeleachofthe5channels(hint:thefirstwasharm/care)

Draw the level of each channel at a level you think isDrawthelevelofeachchannelatalevelyouthinkisrepresentativeofYOURrelativemoralmindset.