Integral Ecology and Bioethics

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract Pope Francis’ encyclical Laudato Si’ links environmental issues with concerns regarding human life, health, and well-being. Francis calls for a “consistent ethic of life” to develop an “integral ecology.” This is simultaneously a call to return bioethics to the origin of its nomenclature in the work of Van Rensselaer Potter, in which “bioethics” referred to the integration of scientific and normative reasoning to address issues of medical and ecological concern, understanding both arenas to have a direct impact on human health and survival. This link coheres with an understanding of the natural world grounded in the natural law ethic of Thomas Aquinas. Francis’ call for a wider scope of moral concern, while not displacing the particular concerns of human beings, places those concerns alongside those of other animal species and the planet as a whole. This view is also affirmed by Catholic Social Teaching, in which there has been a growing recognition of the integration of ecological concerns with the persistent and worsening condition of those who are socioeconomically disadvantaged globally. This chapter elucidates the development of Catholic thought: from Aquinas’ theology of creation, philosophical anthropology, and natural law ethic, through the elaboration of Catholic Social Teaching, to the consistent ethic of life and integral ecological vision espoused by Francis. It will demonstrate how both historical and contemporary Catholic moral methodologies inform a renewed approach to bioethical issues at the margins of human life, access to health-conducive goods, and global health concerns.
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Authors Jason T. Eberl
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Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/9780197807262.003.0005
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https://doi.org/10.1093/9780197807262.003.0005
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