Resumen

SANCHEZ PIRELA, Beatriz. Towards an ecological ethic : Notes for reflection . RF [online]. 2003, vol.21, n.44, pp.107-120. ISSN 0798-1171.

The mythical thought of indigenous communities indicates a philosophical posture towards life based on respect for it and harmony with what is sacred in nature as a specific particularity of their mythical conscience. This conception sustains a life ethic specific to these communities, in which nature is deified and plays a principal role in life. In rational western thought nature is seen as an object, something to be exploited similar to the nature of other disadvantaged humans. But the mythical indigenous thought offers a conservationist tone vital to an Ecological Ethic that is based on respect for both life and nature.

Palabras clave : Mythical thought; ecology; nature; ethics.