Ecocentrism is a philosophy that recognizes that the ecosphere, rather than any individual organism, is the source and support of all life and as such advises a holistic and eco-centric approach to government, industry, and individual.
Although in theory every educated person knows that the world is more than people, resources, and a vague environment to be protected, the very fact of seeing it as one spherical air-water-land system gives it a new and different reality. From a vantage point outside our home, a revealing perspective has shown us the planet for what it really is; a ball of living star dust, a four-and-one-billion year old miracle. [1].
The root of "eco" is "home," and the ecosphere is the home-sphere. Ecocentrism puts the ecosphere first. It recognizes the importance of the environment and the web of life and realizes that no single organism is more important than another. Ecocentrism does not even distinguish between animate life and inanimate matter or process. The entire "sphere" of life is important.
The writings of Aldo Leopold and his idea of the land ethic are a key element to this philosophy. Aldo Starker Leopold ( January 11, 1887 – April 21, 1948) was an American Ecologist, Forester and Environmentalist The land ethic is a perspective on Environmental ethics first championed by Aldo Leopold in his book A Sand County Almanac.
See also
- Earth liberation
- Deep ecology
- Gaia hypothesis
- Ecocentric embodied energy analysis
- Ecological humanities
- Biocentrism
- Ecofeminism
References
- Bosselmann, Klaus (1999). Earth liberation as no universal understanding as a concept as it is much considered to be a part of Radical environmentalism, or as a militant off-shoot favouring Deep ecology is a recent branch of ecological Philosophy ( Ecosophy) that considers Humankind an integral part of its environment. The Gaia hypothesis is an ecological Hypothesis proposing that the Biosphere and the physical components of the Earth ( Atmosphere Embodied energy refers to the quantity of energy required to manufacture and supply to the point of use a product material or service The ecological humanities are a recent development by Deborah Bird Rose and colleagues in the Humanities which has grown out of the concerns of radical Ecocentric Biocentrism (from Greek βίος bio, "life" and κέντρον kentron, "center" is a term that has several meanings but is commonly defined Ecofeminism is a social and political movement which attempts to unite Environmentalism and Feminism, with some currents linking Deep ecology and When Two Worlds Collide: Society and Ecology. ISBN 0-9597948-3-2
- Eckersley, Robyn (1992) Environmentalism and Political Theory: Toward an Ecocentric Approach, State University of New York Press.
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