The epistemological implications of species extinction
An overview
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10889793 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Johannes M Luetz (0000-0002-9017-4471, Alphacrucis University College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 297-311 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AMBIO (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0044-7447 • E-ISSN: 1654-7209 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13280-025-02230-9 |
| PMID | 40782318 |
| OpenAlex | W4413055429 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 100 |
The epistemological implications of species extinction remain widely underexplored. This theoretical paper addresses this gap by examining the linkages between extinction and epistemology across three interconnected dimensions: science, community, and metaphysics. Highlighting the profound and irreversible losses of extinction, this article argues for conservation as a vital strategy to preserve knowledge, community, and existential meaning
Biology · Epistemology · Extinction (optical mineralogy · Geography · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Land Use and Ecosystem Services · Paleontology · Philosophy
Interfaith Engagement Beyond the Divide
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
The Scientific Revolution
Imagining Extinction
The Fall of Man and the Foundations of Science
Twenty years of ecosystem services
Global warming and recurrent mass bleaching of corals
A quantitative review of ecosystem service studies: approaches, shortcomings and the road ahead
Biological annihilation via the ongoing sixth mass extinction signaled by vertebrate population losses and declines
Contributions of cultural services to the ecosystem services agenda
Engaging with the natural environment
Climate anxiety
Extinction of experience
Has the Earth’s sixth mass extinction already arrived?
Ecosystem Services as a Contested Concept
Climate and environmental science denial
The Historical Roots of Our Ecologic Crisis
Can Indigenous ecotheology save the world? Affinities between traditional worldviews and environmental sustainability
‘Cornwallism’ and Arguments against Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
Educators’ experiences and strategies for responding to ecological distress
We need to (find a way to) talk about … Eco-anxiety
Healing the planet
Beyond Belief
Climate anxiety in children and young people and their beliefs about government responses to climate change
Ecological grief as a mental health response to climate change-related loss
Climate change, biodiversity loss, and Indigenous Peoples’ health and wellbeing
The Vanishing Face of Gaia
Scientists' Warning to Humanity on Threats to Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems
The Falling Sky
Identifying Types of Eco-Anxiety, Eco-Guilt, Eco-Grief, and Eco-Coping in a Climate-Sensitive Population
Environment, development and sustainability of local practices in the sacred groves and shrines in Bongo District
Spirituality and sustainable development
Reef Grief
Embracing the sacred
The Spirits of Conservation
Indigenous Beliefs and Biodiversity Conservation
The Gift of Tears
Rethinking ecosystem services to better address and navigate cultural values
Ecosystem services as technology of globalization
The multiple roles of religious actors in advancing a sustainable future
The Role of Religion in Environmental Attitudes
Claiming ecological grief
Remembrance Day for Lost Species
Ecological grief
To Be at One with the Land
The Alexandrian Library of Life
Gaia and Religious Pluralism in Bruno Latour's 'New-Materialism
Faithful Stewards of God's Creation? Swedish Evangelical Denominations and Climate Change
Saltwater People
The Word Made Flesh and the Spirit's Breath
Sand talk
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |