ABSTRACT

I argue environmental disasters are an inevitable outcome of the underdevelopment of Western philosophy. Human induced environmental disasters are unfortunate, an unintended consequence of focusing on economic maximization in a culture without comprehensive, clearly accepted, and operationalized frameworks for environmental and intergenerational justice. However, they are of no surprise to Indigenous Peoples relegated to margins of political influence. Grounding this claim, I examine the New Zealand High Court case Greenpeace and Te Whanau-ā-Apanui vs the Minister for Energy. Case documents afford comparisons between the complex philosophic, legal, and cultural framework of Māori, that protect human and nonhuman from human-induced environmental disaster, and the dominant Anglo framings. I observe a philosophical deficit underpinning the legal and political system of Aotearoa that impedes environmental intergenerational justice. These philosophic foundations, intentionally or not, promote environmental disaster and – nationally and internationally – claim a dominant position over Indigenous systems.

摘要

我认为环境灾难是西方哲学不发达的必然结果。人为引发的环境灾难是不幸的，这是在没有全面、明确接受和可操作的环境和代际正义框架的文化中关注经济最大化的意外结果。然而，对于被置于政治影响力边缘的原住民来说，他们并不感到意外。基于这一主张，我审查了新西兰高等法院的绿色和平组织和 Te Whanau-ā-Apanui 诉能源部长案。案例文件提供了毛利人复杂的哲学、法律和文化框架（保护人类和非人类免受人为环境灾难）与占主导地位的盎格鲁人框架之间的比较。我观察到支撑 Aotearoa 法律和政治体系的哲学缺陷阻碍了环境代际正义。这些哲学基础，有意或无意，促进环境灾难，并在国内和国际上声称对土著系统具有主导地位。