On the Enduring Importance of Deep Ecology

Lynch, Tony; Norris, Stephen M.

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“…Nevertheless, interest in deep ecology has diminished among many environmental philosophers, and David Keller (2008, 210) has argued that there is "a significant consensus that deep ecology has reached its logical conclusion and has exhausted itself." Others disagree (Lynch and Norris 2016) Environmental virtue ethics offers a third approach to considering the relationships between self, community, and world. In the influential paper, "Ideals of Human Excellence and Preserving Natural Environments," Thomas Hill Jr. (1983) called attention to environmental ethics as involving questions of human character.…”

Section: Living Well In the World: Self And Communitymentioning

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“…Defenders of deep ecology have attempted to answer these critiques, and deep ecology is arguably best understood as a general approach rather than a specific theory (as Naess [1986] himself suggested in distinguishing his own Ecosophy T from deep ecological approaches that rest on different foundations), so some versions are more susceptible to certain criticisms than others. Nevertheless, interest in deep ecology has diminished among many environmental philosophers, and David Keller (2008, 210) has argued that there is “a significant consensus that deep ecology has reached its logical conclusion and has exhausted itself.” Others disagree (Lynch and Norris 2016), and recent work in comparative philosophy has engaged deep ecology in relation to Confucianism, Buddhism, and other traditions (see, e.g., Nuyen 2011; Cheng 2016; Anderson 2020). Additionally, the concept of an ecological self remains salient, particularly in contemporary research linking philosophical theory with empirical psychology.…”

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Environmental Ethics: The State of the Question

Hourdequin¹

2021

The Southern J of Philosophy

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Environmental ethics, as an academic field, was born out of professional philosophers' frustrations with anthropocentrism. In particular, philosophers such as Richard Sylvan and Holmes Rolston III found that canonical Western philosophy overlooked important questions regarding human relations to nonhuman animals and the broader world. Because many other traditions attend more closely to these relations, it is helpful to contextualize the initial development of academic environmental ethics as a critical response to a particular kind of deficiency characteristic of the Western tradition. In recent decades, the field has grown and broadened, and a more pluralistic, interdisciplinary, intercultural, and intersectional environmental ethics is emerging. This article traces developments in the field of environmental ethics during the last fifty years, beginning with discussions of the value of nature, deep ecology, the land ethic, environmental virtue ethics, and environmental pragmatism. Next, I turn to approaches that integrate social and environmental concerns through lenses that consider power dynamics and challenge relations of domination and oppression, bringing into focus questions of environmental and ecological justice. The final section considers some of the distinctive challenges associated with what some have dubbed "the Anthropocene," noting that the nature and designation of this epoch remain contested.

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Section: Living Well In the World: Self And Communitymentioning

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Environmental Ethics: The State of the Question

Hourdequin¹

2021

The Southern J of Philosophy

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“…To advance this debate and develop an understanding of these emerging phenomena, authors have called for a deeper engagement with alternative theoretical approaches (Jennings & Hoffman, 2019) and a departure from anthropocentric values and thinking (Heikkurinen et al, 2016). Ecocentrism (Lynch & Norris, 2016;Purser et al, 1995) offers a way forward as it defies the linear, siloed, and dualistic understanding of human-nature relationships, which still prevails in environmental management and business sustainability more broadly (Heikkurinen, Ruuska, et al, 2019). By situating nature at the center, ecocentrism invites a rethinking of the current understanding of human needs and freedoms facing ecological systems.…”

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Reformists, Decouplists, and Activists: A Typology of Ecocentric Management

Hernández

Muñoz

2021

Organization & Environment

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Ecocentric management has grown in interest in business sustainability research, driven by recent debates on sustainability-as-flourishing and novel nature-based business approaches. While relevant and promising, examination and explanations remain anchored in conventional dualistic thinking and piecemeal logics. In this article, we seek to understand what conditions or combination of conditions enable the formation of ecocentrism in business management. Drawing on deep ecology and ecocentric philosophy, we develop a conceptual framework for ecocentric management, comprising ecological sensing, envisioning, and enacting. Leveraging this framework and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis, we map the responses of 160 small business owners and managers in Chile. Our analyses reveal three configurations of conditions, forming a typology of ecocentric management: Market Reformist, Legitimated Decouplist, and Self-Centered Activist. The article offers a new conceptual apparatus and systemic characterization of ecocentrism in business sustainability. It shows what matters and when for the formation of ecocentric thinking and decision-making in management.

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Diffusion of Power

Sikka

2018

Climate Technology, Gender, and Justice

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On the Enduring Importance of Deep Ecology

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Environmental Ethics: The State of the Question

Environmental Ethics: The State of the Question

Reformists, Decouplists, and Activists: A Typology of Ecocentric Management

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