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Разказът за нашия дом: Екологията, философията и силата на местата
The Narrative of Our Home: Ecology, Philosophy and the Power of Places

Author(s): Stoyan Stavru
Subject(s): Philosophy, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Philosophical Traditions, Ethics / Practical Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Philosophy of Law
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: home; waste; climate; future; ethics

Summary/Abstract: The article compares Pope Francis's encyclical “LAUDATO SI” (2015) and the report by the Club of Rome, “”ome On!: Capitalism, Short-termism, Population and the Destruction of the Planet” (2018), in how they harness the narrative potential of the concept of home. Both with overtly religious and entirely secular arguments, the narrative of our common home is presented as a possible alternative to the prevailing narrative of growth today. The metaphor of home possesses not only conceptual but also generative power to offer concrete solutions to two of humanity's most pressing issues today: the problem of waste and the problem of climate change. The narrative of home activates the power of local places while simultaneously seeking global balance on a worldwide scale. The study focuses on how the narrative of home transforms the relationship with places and the balance between the local and the global.

  • Issue Year: 32/2023
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 355-372
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Bulgarian