THE PRINCIPLE OF INTEGRITY AS THE BASIS OF ENVIRONMENTALISM IN CONSERVATIVE THOUGHT

This article is devoted to a problem of ecological consciousness and formation of
ecological culture. It is designated that the global problems which have overflowed the
world in the 20th century, have shown necessity of reconsideration of the relationship
between a person and nature, space and self-identity at the ideological level.
Considered the history of development of environmental ethics and its main directions,
such as ecosophy, deep ecology, ethics of responsibility. At the same time it is
emphasized that within the framework of liberal ideology, the struggle for preservation
of nature remains anthropocentric positions with a contractual type of human activity.
Only in conservatism the author sees grounds for the harmony of life, unity of man and
space, following the natural historical process. It is also noted that the sense of
responsibility for the legacy we have inherited and transferred to descendants grows
out of attachment and belonging to this heritage. Based on the analysis of ideas of the
Russian cosmists and religious philosophers about unity of the person and space, the
author comes to the conclusion that the basis for the formation of ecocentric outlook
lies in the principle of integrity.