Solastalgia is a neologism coined by the Australian philosopher Glenn Albrecht to describe a form of homesickness or nostalgia one gets when still at home. A neologism (from Greek neo = "new" + logos = "word" is a word that although devised relatively recently in a specific time period has been For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence knowledge truth beauty justice validity mind and language Glenn Albrecht is an Australian Philosopher and Associate Professor in Environmental Studies in University of Newcastle in New Homesickness (or in some cases Nostalgia) is the distress or impairment caused by an actual or anticipated separation from the specific Home environment The term nostalgia describes a longing for the past often in idealized form It was coined with particular reference to environmental change in one's surroundings due to development or climate change. Climate change is any long-term significant change in the “average weather” that a given region experiences

External links

• "Clive Thompson on How the Next Victim of Climate Change Will Be Our Minds" from Wired
• "Solastalgia: A new psychoterratic illness" from HealthHearth
• "Jargon Watch: Solastalgia" at Treehugger. Wired is a full-color monthly American Magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993 com

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