The Scales Integral to Ecology
Hierarchies in Laudato Si' and Christian Ecological Ethics
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3267617 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kevin J O’brien (0000-0001-9696-4792, Pacific Lutheran University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 511 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Religions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/rel10090511 |
| OpenAlex | W2971857793 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 14 |
Pope Francis's Laudato Si' advocates for an "ecological conversion" to the ideal of "integral ecology". In so doing, it offers insights into different scales of moral attention, resonating with sophisticated thinking in scientific ecology and environmental ethics. From the encyclical, Christian ecological ethicists can learn about the importance of identifying spatial and temporal scales in moral terms and the usefulness of hierarchical levels that distinguish between local, community, and global concerns. However, the encyclical assumes some hierarchical relationships-among genders, among species, and with the divine-that it does not question. Scalar thinking is a key strength of Laudato Si' and also a signal of the work it leaves undone regarding the constructedness and limitations of all hierarchical assumptions
Biology · Encyclical · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Premise · Sociology · Theology · Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · Ecology
Influencias filosóficas en la encíclica Laudato si’
Environmental education and eco-theology
Integrating the ethics of integral ecologies into global environmental governance
The 'Church of the Poor and the Earth' in Latin American Mining Conflicts
Sustainability, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and the Catholic Church's Ecological Turn
Sustainability
Land Mosaics
The Problem of Pattern and Scale in Ecology
An Ethics of Biodiversity
Our Sister, Mother Earth”
The Mysterious Silence of Mother Earth in Laudato Si
Thinking Globally and Thinking Locally
The social construction of scale
The Limitations of Hierarchical Organization
Human geography without scale
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |