Compare the “Earth Charter” (EC) with the “Blue River Quorum Declaration” (BRQD) in your essay.

Ethics, Environment, and Social Reform.

Compare the “Earth Charter” (EC) with the “Blue River Quorum Declaration” (BRQD) in your essay.

What are the different contexts that are assumed for each document: that there are different contexts from which to see and enact ethical positions means what for personal preferences as a point of contention in ethical discussions?

What types of ethical discourse and behavior are used to persuade the reader? Do they tap into the moral sense of nature?

What are the strengths and benefits of each document?

Should ethics be social or merely personal/private? What do these documents teach us about this question?