Intercultural dialogue on ecopedagogy between Daoism and Naess’ ecosophy
Comparing and integrating Chinese and Western ecological wisdom
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8858643 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yudu Zeng (0009-0002-9022-2725, Faculty of Education, Arts and Sports, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskulen på Vestlandet, HVL), Bergen, Norway, corresponding author), Bjørg Oddrun Hallås (0000-0002-8870-8200, Faculty of Education, Arts and Sports, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskulen på Vestlandet, HVL), Bergen, Norway), Ove Olsen Sæle (0009-0008-2411-093X, Faculty of Education, Arts and Sports, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (Høgskulen på Vestlandet, HVL), Bergen, Norway) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 1229-1240 |
| Publication date | 2024-07-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Educational Philosophy and Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-1857 • E-ISSN: 1469-5812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00131857.2024.2376636 |
| OpenAlex | W4400491707 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 40 |
Dialogues between ecological wisdom across the East and the West contribute to generating unorthodox education, improving cross-cultural ecopedagogical praxis, and reinforcing education for sustainable development (ESD). In this article, Chinese Daoism and Norwegian Naessian ecosophy are compared and integrated to form an intercultural ecopedagogy. Indigenous Daoist wisdom entails profound ecopedagogical implications in learning from nature, human-nature reciprocity, and spontaneous, altruistic, and harmonious modes of action. Moreover, the cosmo-metaphysical notion of qi (氣) implies an alternative ecopedagogy that may empower learners to consolidate psychosomatic learning and embody human-nature oneness. Correspondingly, Arne Naess' life philosophy promotes ecocentric living and education that underline experiential relations, non-violent symbiosis, and activeness in sensing and feeling. Naess' postulation on subjective aesthetical identification with nature can be seen as one sensible complement to objective scientific knowledge of the ecosystem, facilitating individuals' holistic and personally meaningful formation of be(com)ing ecocitizens. The reciprocity of Lao Zhuang's and Naess' ecological wisdom is argued to shed new light on theories and practices of ecopedagogy and combat dualism and anthropocentrism cross-culturally and innovatively
Anthropocentrism · Deep ecology · Dualism · Environmental education · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Experiential learning · Pedagogy · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Social science · Sociology · Environmental Education and Sustainability · Environmental Philosophy and Ethics · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics
The Selected Works of Arne Naess
Taoism, Teaching, and Learning
Ipcc, 2023
The Anthropocene
Daoism, Nature and Humanity
Ziran and Wuwei in the Daodejing
Nature, mystery, and morality
The Denial of Nature
Daoism, Meditation, and the Wonders of Serenity
The shallow and the deep, long‐range ecology movement. A summary∗
A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy
The role of sensous flow and sensing the ground in movement skill experiences—a reflection using the practice of yoga as an example
The Environmental Resonance of Daoist Moving Meditations
White Paper Concerning Philosophy of Education and Environment
Re-interpreting Dao De Jing from an Ecological Perspective
From intimidation to love
Chinese and Western philosophy in dialogue
Towards Self-Realisation
Chinese ecological pedagogy
Inter-Cultural Learning? Comparative Philosophy of Education as an Approach
Ecopedagogy
Teaching about climate change in the midst of ecological crisis
Integrating Chinese with western philosophy
Asian’ Perspectives on Education for Sustainable Development
Learning from and for one another
Taoism and teaching without words
Ecocritical dialogues in teacher education
Chinese ecological discourse
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Breath, Body and World
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |