scholarly journals Delineating Ecosophy as a Counter Discourse in Barbara Kingsolver’s Flight Behaviour

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 94-103
Author(s):  
Anita Jose ◽  
Dr. Betsy Paul C.
Keyword(s):  
Flight Behaviour ◽  
Human Actions ◽  
Barbara Kingsolver ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Ecological Resources ◽  
Ecological Philosophy

Flight Behaviour by Barbara Kingsolver is a clarion call aimed at exposing the impending future that awaits humanity in the form of grievous climactic changes and its impact on the delicate ecosystem of the earth. The characters presented who maintain varying perspectives regarding ecological concerns may be seen as representing differing ideologies that persist in the society with respect to the same. The paper is an attempt to trace the dominant as well as alternate voices that pervade discussions on an apocalyptic future due to human actions that are ruthless and highly exploitative of ecological resources. The mystical encounter with nature that the protagonist undergoes will be examined to understand the significance of an ecological philosophy or “ecosophy.” The paper would also seek to discern a transition from anthropocentrism to ecocentrism and also the disruption of nature/culture binaries established by an anthropocentric worldview depicted in the text.

Konsep dan Praktik Pelestarian Lingkungan dalam Hukum Islam

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evra Willya ◽  
Sabil Mokodenseho ◽  
Muh. Idris ◽  
Nasruddin Yusuf
Keyword(s):  
Social Movements ◽  
Islamic Law ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Social Activities ◽  
Environment Pollution ◽  
Human Relations ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Human Actions ◽  
The Earth

In the Al Qur’an, Allah SWT describes the damages and destructions caused by human actions on land and sea. Therefore, humans are obliged to maintain and preserve their environment for future generations. This obligation aims at protecting their interests, due to the various beneficial sources of life attributed to humans existence on earth. In order to maintain the balance and harmony of human relations with nature, and to realize order and social well-being, Islamic Law upholds some basic principles of social activities, to guarantee an orderly, balanced, and harmonious life for the development and social movements life in a stable and orderly manner. Subsequently, environment pollution and damage to the earth are eradicated, thereby, restoring balance and harmony.

Biography of the Earth

2021 ◽  
pp. 214-228
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Ervin-Blankenheim
Keyword(s):  
Mass Extinction ◽  
Ice Sheets ◽  
Late Cenozoic ◽  
Ice Ages ◽  
Quaternary Period ◽  
Asteroid Impact ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Ecological Resources ◽  
Extinction Event ◽  
Cenozoic Era

The last era in the Phanerozoic Eon, the Cenozoic Era, is detailed in this chapter. The rise and radiation of the mammals occurred during Cenozoic after the devastation wrought by the Chicxulub Asteroid impact at the end of the Mesozoic Era. Ecological resources and niches vacated by the dinosaurs because of the mass extinction were filled by the mammals with concurrent developments in plants. Changes in climate and the mid-Miocene warming happened mid-era, then drying out and opening of grasslands followed by a plunge into ice ages and the Pleistocene extinction event. The late Cenozoic witnessed the development of humankind as the great ice sheets from the Pleistocene started to melt and the climate warm. The planet started to look similar to how it appears to humans today, and the current age of the Earth is the Cenozoic Era, Quaternary Period, Holocene Epoch, Meghalayan Age.

scholarly journals Ekologi Hindu dalam Teks Ādi Parwa

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Ida Bagus Subrahmaniam Saitya
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Well Water ◽  
Human Actions ◽  
Environmental Diversity ◽  
Philosophy Of Life ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The World ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Natural disasters that occur today are closely related to a decrease in environmental quality caused by human actions, the occurrence of disasters, bringing humans to further consequences. Therefore, humans must change their behavior and outlook on nature. To create a harmonious life between humans and their environment in Hinduism, it is called Tri Hita Karana. The Tri Hita Karana concept is a philosophy of life, it has a concept that can preserve<br />cultural and environmental diversity amidst the impact of globalization and industrial progress. Ecology is the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment, both inorganic (abiotic) and organic (biotic) environments. In Hindu ecology there are 3 (three) dragons, namely Anantabhoga, Bāsuki, and Takṣaka. In the story of ipdiparwa, the dragon Anantabhoga was awarded by Bhaṭāra Brahmā for holding the earth. The three dragons are incarnations of the gods because seeing the state of living beings on earth is very miserable, then Lord Śiwa sent Lord Brahma to become the dragon Anantabhoga, Lord Wiṣṇu became the dragon Bāsuki, and Dewa Īśwara became the dragon Takṣaka. Anantabhoga’s dragon was in the ground, the head of the Bāsuki dragon became the sea and its tail became a mountain, while the winged Takṣaka dragon entered the sky. In the text of Śiwāgama it is mentioned that after this earth was created by Bhaṭāra Śiwa and Bhaṭāri Umā, at one time a disaster occurred, plants did not live well, water was not nutritious, and air caused illness. Therefore, Sanghyang Trimūrti came down to the world to help humans. Bhaṭāra Brahmā enters the ground and transforms into Anantabhoga’s dragon, Bhaṭāra Wiṣṇu plunges into the water, transforms into a Bāsuki dragon, and Bhaṭāra Iśwara enters into the air turning into a Takṣaka dragon.</p>

scholarly journals Deep Ecology as a framework for student eco-philosophical thinking

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
William Smith ◽  
Annette Gough
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Deep Ecology ◽  
Environmental Philosophy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Philosophical Thinking ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Ecological Philosophy

Deep ecology is an ecological philosophy that promotes an ecocentric lifestyle to remedy the problems of depleting resources and planetary degradation. An integral part of this ecosophy is the process of forming a metaphysical connection to the earth, referred to as self-realisation; an unfolding of the self out into nature to attain a transcendental, non-egoic state. Findings from our research indicate that secondary school students in environment clubs align with the principles of deep ecology, and show a capacity to become student eco-philosophers, and they report empathy for becoming ecocentric beings. This study explores the capacity for students to engage in environmental philosophy.

scholarly journals Unrestrained Nature in Cummings’ “O Sweet Spontaneous” and Lohani’s “Gaia”: A Disregard to Anthropocentric Ecocide

2021 ◽  
pp. 93-103
Author(s):  
Bharat Raj Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
The Self ◽  
Critical Study ◽  
Human Actions ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Adverse Impacts ◽  
Depth Analysis

The self-centered human activities have tremendous adverse impacts on ecology at the present time, thereby turning the earth into an unwelcoming and inhospitable place for the species. However, nature responds to such ecocidal anthropocentric actions with the continuation of life as a sweet gift. In this context, this study aims at analyzing how literature undermines such anthropocentric activities and presents the earth or the nature as the mother who is very compassionate, protective, and affectionate to her children and is always accountable to them. This study also exhibits how anthropocentric activities invite ecocide and what the response of nature is. In the conflict between human-centered actions and responses of nature, the study also investigates whether nature or the earth forgets her duty. For this, the study makes a critical study of the masterpieces, “O Sweet Spontaneous” by E.E. Cummings and “Gaia” by Shreedhar Prasad Lohani. This qualitative study applies ecocritical and one of its approaches, deep ecological notions to scrutinize how these poems negate ecocide drawn by anthropocentrism. An in-depth analysis of these poems reveals that the anthropocentric philosophy is actually the main cause of ecocide. However, nature, on her part, is very spontaneous and unrestrained who always forgives the serious and notorious human actions and is dedicated to bestow ‘spring’, that is, life to all the organisms which is her major responsibility. In this respect, this study opens an avenue for people about the self-realization of their exploitation of nature and calls for creating this world a common place for all the species.

scholarly journals Our future in the Anthropocene biosphere

AMBIO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 834-869
Author(s):  
Carl Folke ◽  
Stephen Polasky ◽  
Johan Rockström ◽  
Victor Galaz ◽  
Frances Westley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Change ◽  
Transformative Change ◽  
Earth System ◽  
Rapid Loss ◽  
Human Actions ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Social Innovations ◽  
Tightly Coupled ◽  
Sustainable Futures ◽  
Globalized World

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic has exposed an interconnected and tightly coupled globalized world in rapid change. This article sets the scientific stage for understanding and responding to such change for global sustainability and resilient societies. We provide a systemic overview of the current situation where people and nature are dynamically intertwined and embedded in the biosphere, placing shocks and extreme events as part of this dynamic; humanity has become the major force in shaping the future of the Earth system as a whole; and the scale and pace of the human dimension have caused climate change, rapid loss of biodiversity, growing inequalities, and loss of resilience to deal with uncertainty and surprise. Taken together, human actions are challenging the biosphere foundation for a prosperous development of civilizations. The Anthropocene reality—of rising system-wide turbulence—calls for transformative change towards sustainable futures. Emerging technologies, social innovations, broader shifts in cultural repertoires, as well as a diverse portfolio of active stewardship of human actions in support of a resilient biosphere are highlighted as essential parts of such transformations.

scholarly journals The influence of cultural factors on the collapse of the Greenland Norse civilization

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 217-233
Author(s):  
Ryszard F. Sadowski
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Adaptive Strategies ◽  
Cultural Factors ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Human Actions ◽  
Ecological Degradation ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Ancient Civilizations

The understanding of the collapse of ancient civilizations is important for the understanding of very complex process happening in our civilization. The Earth is put in danger due to many reasons and some of them do not change throughout history. Because of the global range of human actions, the power reached by contemporary man is much more dangerous than it used to be centuries ago. Therefore, the understanding of the past collapses is crucial for the safety of our global village. The article shows the reasons for the collapse of the Greenland Norse civilization. It seems that the main reason was climate change but it also seems that the Greenland Norse could have survived, or at least postponed the collapse. The author indicates that cultural factors were the roots of ecological degradation and the lack of economic adaptation. The Norse knew the Inuit and their adaptive strategies but did not learn from them. It seems that the collapse of the Greenland Norse civilization was the choice of the Norse’s elite. The leaders kept the society in a risky balance in order to rule over them, but finally, the fragile equilibrium was shattered and caused the collapse.

Championing Ecology in Barbara Kingsolver's Animal Dreams

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Ms. Aarthi. P ◽  
Dr. Aseda Fatima. R
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Consumer Attitude ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Barbara Kingsolver ◽  
World Today ◽  
The Earth ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
The Town

Destruction and depletion of nature is prevalent widely in the world today mainly owing to the consumer attitude of the populance. This paper aims to focus on Barbara Kingsolver’s famous novel Animal Dreams in championing the need for safe guarding the environment and it’s ecology. In the novel, Barbara Kingsolver portrays a very important town in history: and speaks about it’s fight  against a dominant political bureaucratic corporation, to save the town from polluting it due to the act of mining. And the effect of dead tailings of the mine that are piled up which will bring calamity on the people of Grace and affect the natural resources such as the trees. Imploring this cause the novelist advocates the disastrous unhealthy outcomes of mining and the intensity of the problem. Her message to the readers is to prevent this folly and catastrophe of killing the earth only for the profit of some people. The ill-effects of industrialization which is paralysing the nation by it’s roots is spoken by the author. Barbara Kingsolver wants the people to be Eco-conscious and work for the welfare of the people and the earth.

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