https://doi.org/10.21852/sem.2006.23.10
Philosophy has at all times, though never uncontested, the position of man in tries to interpret the world with the interpretation "anthropocentric". However, hides behind completely different from this designation; it must be between the cosmological, the ontological and teleological anthropocentrism: cosmological means that the earth and with it man are in the topographical center of the world, more ontological, that in the order of degrees of nature man holds the distinguished rank and more teleological, that everything was created for man's sake and for him. It was always emphasized that the special position of man in the world is reflected in freedom documenting the design and use of the world. The special position of man in of the world and the consequent idea of a unique dignity inspired many not just natural science and technology, but also the exploitation of nature and environmental destruction as a result. In this sense, the deepest reason, the actual root of the present The environmental crisis is the modern absolutization of our scientific world view.
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