Deep Ecologies in the Highlands and Rainforests
In the Andean and Amazonian regions of South America new environmental ethics have emerged that postulate intrinsic values in the non-human. These biocentrisms do not derive directly from the deep ecology of Arne Naess, presenting several differences, but there are also important similarities, which...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2017
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| In: |
Worldviews
Year: 2017, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 262-275 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
South America
/ Sumak kawsay
/ Deep ecology
/ Simile
/ Environmental protection
/ Politics
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| RelBib Classification: | KBR Latin America NCE Business ethics NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics VA Philosophy ZC Politics in general |
| Further subjects: | B
nature’s rights
biocentrism
buen vivir
deep ecology
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | In the Andean and Amazonian regions of South America new environmental ethics have emerged that postulate intrinsic values in the non-human. These biocentrisms do not derive directly from the deep ecology of Arne Naess, presenting several differences, but there are also important similarities, which are briefly noted. Southern biocentrism recognizes the rights of Nature but does so in an intercultural perspective, is much more politicized, and is part of ‘ontological openings’ to alternatives of ecological community that go beyond modernity. |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource |
| ISSN: | 1568-5357 |
| Contains: | In: Worldviews
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685357-02103005 |