Nature and the Environment in World Philosophies : Diversifying Environmental Thought

Hens, Kristien (EDT)/ Vulliermet, Franlu (EDT)

Bloomsbury Academic（2026/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 256 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781350555075

Full Description

A wide-ranging exploration of a variety of viewpoints on nature and the environment that draws on philosophical traditions around the world.

This open access collection explores the variety of ways we can relate to nature and the environment. It gives voice to perspectives often overlooked in mainstream approaches and calls for a new way of thinking about environmental challenges.

For centuries European traditions have dominated how we see the world, approaching it in terms of isolation, passiveness, and survival. This collection shows the value of taking a more inclusive approach and makes a timely and much-needed contribution to environmental philosophy in the 21st century.

A team of international contributors illustrate the richness of our connection with nature. They cover 19th and early 20th-century Japanese environmental philosophy centered around the figure of Tanaka Shozo; the Indian and African knowledge system; posthumanism and Oromo environmental ethics. By discussing how the relationship between humans and other forms of life is characterized in different cultures, they offer an holistic view of nature, emphasizing interconnectedness, agency and cooperation.

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by the University of Antwerp, Belgium.

Contents

Introduction, Franlu Vulliermet (Researcher, University of Antwerp, Belgium) and Kristien Hens (Professor of Bioethics, University of Antwerp, Belgium)

Part I: Breaking Free From Traditions
1. Introducing Japanese Environmental Philosophy in the First Bachelor's Philosophy Curriculum, Kristien Hens (Professor of Bioethics, University of Antwerp, Belgium)
2. Decolonizing research - What more can be done? Varsha Aravind Paleri (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

Part II: Relating Differently
3. Seascapes as Vital Aphorisms: Voices in Wet Knowledge, Elif Hant (Research Assistant, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Turkey)
4. Transcending Self & Environment: A Becoming, Brian Steer (Emeritus Fellow, University of Oxford, UK)
5. Investigating and Imagining Human-Nature-Technology Relationships Through Dance, Aafke Fraaije(Postdoctoral Researcher in Art for Climate Solidarity, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands) and Julia Rijssenbeek ( PhD researcher in Philosophy of Technology, Wageningen University, Netherlands)

Part III: Rethinking Nature, Rethinking Ourselves
6. Perspectival Anthropocentrism and Multispecies Thinking: Insights from Zhuangzi, Laÿna Droz (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan) and Kai-Yuan Cheng (Professor of Philosophy, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)
7. Rethinking the Essence of Our Humanity from the Point of View and Perspective of African Culture, Godfrey B. Tangwa (Professor Emeritus of Philosophy, University of Yaounde, Cameroon)
8. The Nature of Ubuntu and the Environment, Marc Calmeyn (Pyschotherapist)

Part III: Engaging with World Thinking and Icons
9. The Role of Indigenous Environmental Ethics of the Oromo People of Ethiopia in Sustainable Development, Taye Birhanu Taressa (PhD Researcher, Philosophy, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
10. Resisting Indra's Net: Challenging an Eco-Buddhist Icon, Tom Hannes (Researcher Philosophy and Ethics, University of Eindhoven, Netherlands)
11. The Catch-22 of Logocentrism and Expressing the Eternal Dao, Priscilla Van Even (Postdoctoral Researcher, KU Leuven, Faculty of Social Sciences, Belgium)
Index