‘A True Ecological ApproachAlwaysBecomes a Social Approach’: A Green Theo‐Ecoethical Lens, Pope Francis’ Teaching, and Integral Social Justice

The idea of social justice belongs to a narrow group of philosophical concepts which have been frequently and eagerly discussed by moderns. Many different authors, not only philosophers, have recognized this idea as being crucial to any social approach - others have applied it with considerable enthusiasm to their own discourses on the social order. To mention Karl Marks and Frederic Engels is enough. Unfortunately, professional philosophical works dedicated to the idea of social justice have been scarce. It is so not only because the main issue of humanistic production on social justice up to now belongs mostly to writers, columnists or even politicians rather than to systematic thinkers, but also because the question itself is wide, complicated and laden with problems of application. The idea of social justice seems even to be somehow ideologically biased. Prof. Stanisław Kowalczyk, a fertile scholar of the Catholic University in Lublin, Poland, presents in his recent book the past and the present of the idea of social justice, doing so with good methodology and without ideological prejudices.

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„Nie ma ekologii bez antropologii”. O zobojętnieniu ekologiczno-społecznym, w oparciu o koncepcję „ekologii integralnej” papieża Franciszka

Edukacja Etyczna ◽

10.24917/20838972.17.8 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

pp. 123-149

Author(s):

Anna Kamińska ◽

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Social Justice ◽

Social Situation ◽

Ecological Sensitivity ◽

Pope Francis ◽

Social Sensitivity ◽

Man And Nature ◽

The Relationship ◽

Integral Ecology

The article presents the problem of global ethical and social indiff erence in re-lation to Pope Francis’ refl ection on the need to oppose the globalization of indiff erence and the need to combine ecology as a refl ection on nature with anthropology as a refl ection on man. 149„Nie ma ekologii bez antropologii”. O zobojętnieniu ekologiczno-społecznymThe author analyzes Pope Francis’ Laudato si encyclical, juxtaposing its refl ec-tions with the thoughts contained in His other encyclicals, apostolic exhorta-tions, homilies, speech documents and books, thus showing a broader pano-rama of thoughts on the relationship between climate change on our planet and the present economic and social situation. The argument is, that “integral ecology” proposed by Pope Francis, which includes both nature and man, is an expression of ecological and social sensitivity, an example of concern for the fragility of both man and nature. Consequently, the author concludes that true ecological sensitivity is also a social sensitivity, as it includes the issue of social justice in the discussion of the environment, allowing for the opportunity to hear the cry of all harmed and suff ering beings.

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Social Justice and Capitalism: An Assessment of the Teachings of Pope Francis from a Law and Macroeconomics Perspective

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3024951 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Steven A. Ramirez

Keyword(s):

Social Justice ◽

Pope Francis

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Social Motives Predict Loneliness During a Developmental Transition

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185/a000201 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 76 (4) ◽

pp. 145-153 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Jana Nikitin ◽

Alexandra M. Freund

Keyword(s):

Social Relationships ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Avoidance ◽

Social Approach ◽

Social Motives ◽

Developmental Transitions ◽

Avoidance Motivation ◽

Negative Effect ◽

Low Levels

Abstract. Establishing new social relationships is important for mastering developmental transitions in young adulthood. In a 2-year longitudinal study with four measurement occasions (T1: n = 245, T2: n = 96, T3: n = 103, T4: n = 85), we investigated the role of social motives in college students’ mastery of the transition of moving out of the parental home, using loneliness as an indicator of poor adjustment to the transition. Students with strong social approach motivation reported stable and low levels of loneliness. In contrast, students with strong social avoidance motivation reported high levels of loneliness. However, this effect dissipated relatively quickly as most of the young adults adapted to the transition over a period of several weeks. The present study also provides evidence for an interaction between social approach and social avoidance motives: Social approach motives buffered the negative effect on social well-being of social avoidance motives. These results illustrate the importance of social approach and social avoidance motives and their interplay during developmental transitions.

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Restructuring Educational Systems and Promoting Social Justice for Young People Involved in Drug Trafficking in Brazil

Zeitschrift für Psychologie ◽

10.1027/2151-2604/a000366 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 227 (2) ◽

pp. 139-143 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alex Sandro Gomes Pessoa ◽

Linda Liebenberg ◽

Dorothy Bottrell ◽

Silvia Helena Koller

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Social Justice ◽

Young People ◽

Latin American ◽

Drug Trafficking ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Educational Systems ◽

Economic Changes ◽

2030 Agenda ◽

Development Goals

Abstract. Economic changes in the context of globalization have left adolescents from Latin American contexts with few opportunities to make satisfactory transitions into adulthood. Recent studies indicate that there is a protracted period between the end of schooling and entering into formal working activities. While in this “limbo,” illicit activities, such as drug trafficking may emerge as an alternative for young people to ensure their social participation. This article aims to deepen the understanding of Brazilian youth’s involvement in drug trafficking and its intersection with their schooling, work, and aspirations, connecting with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 4 and 16 as proposed in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted by the United Nations in 2015 .

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