Environmental ethics, transversal axis in higher education

Abstract

Human beings achieve success when
we learn these fundamental principles
and put them into practice (Covey
2000) Transverse axis Ethics will deepen the interest of students and graduates for a healthier and more sustainable
planet. The objective of the work is to
propose a model of ethical learning in
Higher Education in Venezuela. Both
in the theoretical and practical dimensions, aims to provide answers and  The proposal regarding the need for
an environmental ethics training in
the university, is located in the debate about learning contents and about
the lifestyles of students and teachers.
Form the ethics of character is also one
of the fi elds of interest in the conviction
that throughout all the centuries of humanity, the foundation of success is in
ethics; in values such as: sustainability,
sustainability, biotechnologies, integrity, loyalty, value, justice, effort (achievement).Environmental ethics teaches
that there are basic principles to live
effectively. In the redesign of careers,
the inclusion of ethics is essential, since the graduate will have the mission of
expanding respect for nature in order
to mitigate the great ecological problems that planet earth is experiencing.