<i>Environmental consciousness, nature, and the philosophy of education</i>: some key themes
Michael Bonnett
Abstract
This essay outlines some of the key themes and ideas developed in in the above title. These include: the influence of scientism and a "metaphysics of mastery" in late modern times; a phenomenology of nature that focusses on the native "occurring" of things in nature; the development of a notion of environmental consciousness in which sustainability is integral; an exploration of what might be involved in ecologizing education.
Topics & Concepts
ScientismEnvironmental educationConsciousnessMetaphysicsPhenomenology (philosophy)EpistemologyPhilosophy of educationKey (lock)Environmental ethicsSociologyEnvironmental consciousnessSustainabilitySocial sciencePedagogyPhilosophyHigher educationPolitical scienceEcologyLawBiologyEnvironmental Philosophy and EthicsReligion, Ecology, and Ethics