Heidegger's Support for Deep Ecology Reexamined Once Again
Ontological Egalitarianism, or Farewell to the Great Chain of Being
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15021893 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magdalena Hoły-Łuczaj (0000-0001-5860-3638, Indiana University, corresponding author), Holy-Luczaj Holy-Luczaj |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 45 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ethics & the Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1085-6633 • E-ISSN: 1535-5306 |
| Publisher | Indiana University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2979/ethicsenviro.20.1.45 |
| OpenAlex | W599499335 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 11 |
In the paper, I argue that deep ecologists did not take full advantage of the potential of Martin Heidegger's philosophy to support the foundational assumptions of deep ecology. They have overlooked Heidegger's attempt to reject the idea of the great chain of being (reinforcing his critique of metaphysics as "ontotheology"), which is essential for the concept of ecospherical egalitarianism. In considering the notion of "eco-spherical egalitarianism," I shall recognize Heidegger's ontology as an "ontological egalitarianism." Finally, I will show that Heidegger's project seems to be even more universal than deep ecology since Heidegger is concerned with artifacts as well as natural entities
Biology · Chain (unit · Deep ecology · Egalitarianism · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Physics · Political science · Sociology · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Law · Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Philosophy · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |