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Deep Ecology and Education: Searching for a New Reference Point

Author(s): Radosław Nawrocki
Subject(s): Philosophy, Social Sciences, Education, Special Branches of Philosophy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: deep ecology; shallow ecology; anthropocentrism; Arne Naess

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this text is to present the basic assumptions of deep ecology. In my view, meticulous and careful drawing of conclusions from this concept can become an important and inspiring reference point for education, both in terms of pedagogical discourses and educational practice. Deep ecology involves a concept of human and their place in the world different from the majority of concepts well-established in the Western culture. This difference is related to the definition of human and their relationship with the world, obligations towards the environment, way of thinking, and strategy of building identity. This significantly affects the concept of education that we adopt.

  • Issue Year: 11/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 30-42
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish