The Essence of Environmental Philosophy:An "Anthropological Turn" in Contemporary Philosophy

Environmental philosophy in contemporary philosophy is of special significance for the general development of philosophy.Its emergence reflects a most universal and most profound change in philosophy,which indicates a future developing trend and a new mission of philosophy in general.This paper brings forward an idea thatenvironmental turnin contemporary philosophy is essentially theanthropological turnin philosophy,in other words,this turn is an important harbinger and mark of ananthropological erain philosophy.