Staring at the Sun: Tragedy, trauma, and ecological harmony
Recently it has become increasingly evident that current theories of civilization are unsustainable. Within this essay I critique three alternative theories: bioregionalism, sustainable development, and The Universe Story. I argue that although these theories address ecological devastation, they fai...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2020]
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Dialog
Jahr: 2020, Band: 59, Heft: 4, Seiten: 293-301 |
RelBib Classification: | NCG Ökologische Ethik; Schöpfungsethik VA Philosophie |
weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Environmentalism
B Thomas Berry B Richard Wright B Sustainable Development B Ecology B Descartes B bioregionalism |
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Zusammenfassung: | Recently it has become increasingly evident that current theories of civilization are unsustainable. Within this essay I critique three alternative theories: bioregionalism, sustainable development, and The Universe Story. I argue that although these theories address ecological devastation, they fail to grapple with the legacy of white supremacy. Evoking Richard Wright's poem Between the World and Me, I argue that for minorities the landscape is often inscribed with trauma. Consequently, any theory of ecological harmony must take this into account. I refer to the task of contending with the legacy of slavery, colonization, and genocide as Staring at the Sun. |
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ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
Enthält: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12622 |