Is deep ecology inapplicable in African context
A conversation with Fainos Mangena
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19565296 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Diana-Abasi Ibanga (0000-0003-4068-2520, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 101-119 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-10 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Filosofia Theoretica Journal of African Philosophy Culture and Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2276-8386 • E-ISSN: 2408-5987 |
| Publisher | African Journals Online (AJOL) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.4314/ft.v6i2.6 |
| OpenAlex | W2782670228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
In 2015, Fainos Mangena published an essay entitled “How Applicable is the Idea of Deep Ecology in the African Context?” where he presented a number of arguments to support his thesis that deep ecology as discussed in the West has no place in the African context. Mangena later presented a counter-version of deep ecology that he claims is based on African philosophy. In this paper, I interrogated Mangena’s arguments for rejecting deep ecology and found that they were based on certain erroneous presuppositions. Further, I developed a critique of Mangena’s Shona version of deep ecology which shows it to be impractical, unappealing, and based on a misunderstanding of the true nature of the modern African environment. I employ the method of conversationalism in this work.Keywords: Deep Ecology, African Environmental Ethics, Fainos Mangena
Archaeology · Biology · Conversation · Deep ecology · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Geography · Linguistics · Presupposition · Shona · Sociology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Communication · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |