理性、情感与自然保护——对Kay Milton情感论的解读

在经济发展和经济利益驱动的社会里,当面临经济利益追求与环境保护冲突时,理性的环境伦理能否战胜经济利益的疯狂追求？英国环境问题学者Kay Milton认为,在环境保护问题上,不仅需要理性（Rationali-ty,）同时也不能忽视情感（Emotion）。她对环境保护中情感重要性的理解展示了环境保护的另一种视野,对推动环境保护运动有着重要的积极意义。

Rationality, Emotion and Environmental Protection

In the modern society driven by the economic development and economic interests,can rational environmental ethics prevail against the crazy pursuit of economic interests when the pursuit is confronted with the environmental protection？ The British environmental research scholar,K·Milton believes that on the issue of environmental protection,we need not only rationality,but also emotion.She has displayed another vision of environmental protection through the understanding of the importance of emotion,which is of great significance to the improvement of environmental protection.