Podcasts about environmental philosophy

Is the idea of pristine, untouched nature a misguided fantasy? Are any animals truly wild on a planet so dominated by human impact? And while we're on the topic - what do we mean by wildness in the first place? Join us for a thought-provoking conversation that redefines our relationship with nature and encourages us to rethink our place within it.This week, our guest is celebrated science writer Emma Marris, author of Wild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World. Emma's work has appeared in publications like National Geographic, The New York Times, and the Atlantic. She is also the author of Rambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World. Show NotesEmma Marris WebsiteWild Souls: Freedom and Flourishing in the Non-Human World by Emma MarrisRambunctious Garden: Saving Nature in a Post-Wild World by Emma MarrisBeloved Beasts: Fighting for Life in the Age of Extinction by Michelle Nijhuis Opinion: New York is Wilder Than You Think by Emma Marris (New York TImes)Nature Doesn't Care Where a Species is From by Emma Marris (The Atlantic)Key Words: Animals, Animal Rights, Animal Welfare, Nature, Biophilia, Biophilic Design, Climate, Climate Change, Wildness, Wilderness, Ecosystem, Emma Marris, Author, Science, Nature Journalism, Environment, Environmental Philosophy Biophilic Solutions is available wherever you get podcasts. Please listen, follow, and give us a five-star review. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn and learn more on our website. #NatureHasTheAnswers

In this thought-provoking conversation with Freya Mathews, we delved into the depths of panpsychism, nature, and eco-philosophy. Freya illuminated the interconnectedness of these ideas, emphasizing how our current ecological crisis demands a profound reevaluation of the very assumptions that gave rise to modernity. Panpsychism, the view that consciousness is a fundamental aspect of the universe, became a central theme. Freya articulated how recognizing the sentience within all things challenges the human-centric perspective that has led to environmental exploitation. She passionately argued that a shift towards an eco-philosophy rooted in panpsychism can help us cultivate a more respectful and reciprocal relationship with the natural world. As we explored these concepts, it became clear that responding to our ecological challenges requires more than just surface-level solutions. Freya urged us to rethink our place in the world, to question the Cartesian dualism that separates mind from matter, and to embrace a holistic understanding of existence. In this enlightening conversation, Freya Matthews inspired a call to action—to not only address the symptoms of our environmental crisis but to fundamentally transform our worldview, recognizing the intrinsic value and agency of all life forms on this planet. Freya Mathews is Emeritus Professor of Environmental Philosophy at Latrobe University. Her books include The Ecological Self (1991, 2021), Ecology and Democracy (editor) (1996), For Love of Matter: a Contemporary Panpsychism(2003), Journey to the Source of the Merri (2003), Reinhabiting Reality: towards a Recovery of Culture(2005), Ardea: a philosophical novella (2016), Without Animals Life is not Worth Living (2016) and The Dao of Civilization: a Letter to China (2023). She is the author of over a hundred essays, chapters and articles in the area of ecological philosophy. Her current special interests are in ecological civilization; indigenous (Australian and Chinese) perspectives on “regenerativity” and how these perspectives may be adapted to the context of contemporary global society; panpsychism and the critique of the metaphysics of modernity; and conservation ethics. In addition to her research activities she helps to care for a private conservation reserve in northern Victoria. She is a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. JOIN the HISTORICAL JESUS class with Dom Crossan Follow the podcast, drop a review, send feedback/questions or become a member of the HBC Community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

True Mental Health Is Feeling Appropriately Anxious At The State Of Our Planet: Reflections On How The Coming Pandemic Of Climate Anxiety Is True Sanity Join us in this enlightening discussion with environmental philosopher Rupert Read as he unpacks the complexities surrounding climate change, the future of our planet, and the anxiety that stems from it. Reflecting on the interconnectedness of true mental health and appropriate concern for our environment, Rupert argues that the impending 'climate anxiety pandemic' is a sign of true sanity. Explore the need for societal adaptation, the role of activism, and ways to build local resilience. Prepare to be challenged and inspired. Disclaimer:Medical and Health information changes constantly. Therefore, the information provided in this podcast should not be considered current, complete, or exhaustive. Reliance on any information provided in this podcast is solely at your own risk. The Real Truth About Health does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, products, procedures, or opinions referenced in the following podcasts, nor does it exercise any authority or editorial control over that material. The Real Truth About Health provides a forum for discussion of public health issues. The views and opinions of our panelists do not necessarily reflect those of The Real Truth About Health and are provided by those panelists in their individual capacities. The Real Truth About Health has not reviewed or evaluated those statements or claims. 

This episode of Spotlights features Freya Mathews, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Environmental Philosophy at Latrobe University, and author of several books, including The Ecological Self (1991, reissued with new intro in 2021), For Love of Matter: A Contemporary Panpsychism (2003), Reinhabiting Reality: Towards a Recovery of Culture (2005),  and her new book, The Dao of Civilization: a Letter to China (2023). We discuss her personal and professional path toward metaphysics, conservation ethics, and ecological civilization, with special attention to the unique role that Indigenous and Daoist principles can play in contemporary global society. This episode begins with a few verses from a poem, “Let the Mountain be your Temple,” by Freya Matthews.

During the early weeks of the pandemic, when human activity and movement were significantly reduced, there were reports of various animals returning to urban landscapes. Think coyotes in San Francisco, wild boar in Barcelona, and dolphins in Italian port cities. These unique resurgences pose interesting questions about the relationship between humans and animals, our ability to coexist, and wildlife resilience in general. In today's episode, we're joined by renowned environmental philosopher Dr. Christopher J. Preston to discuss his most recent book, Tenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think About Animals. This book highlights the incredible species that have come back from the brink of extinction against all odds. Throughout the conversation, Dr. Preston poses fascinating questions about the role of technology, the right level of human intervention, and how climate change impacts this entire conversation. Christopher Preston is an environmental philosopher who teaches at the University of Montana. His writing has appeared in publications such as The Atlantic, Smithsonian Magazine, Discover, Slate, the Wall Street Journal, Salon, and The BBC. He is the author of two books, The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World, and a new book Tenacious Beasts.Show NotesChristopher J. Preston WebsiteChristopher J. Preston BlogTenacious Beasts: Wildlife Recoveries that Change How We Think About Animals by Christopher J. PrestonThe Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World by Christopher J. PrestonKey Words: Animal, Animal Recovery, Wildlife, Wildlife Restoration, Ecology, Ecological Restoration, Ecosystem, Animal Welfare, Endangered Species, Environment, Environmental Philosophy, Philosophy, Biophilia, Biophilic Design, Nature, Nature Based Solutions

Dr. Yogi Hale Hendlin is an environmental philosopher and public health scientist. Hendlin is assistant professor at the Erasmus School of Philosophy, and core faculy of the Dynamics of Inclusive Prosperity Initiative at Erasmus University Rotterdam, as well as research associate in the Environmental Health Initiative at the University of California, San Francisco. Hendlin's research has been published in journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, BMJ, MMWR, American Journal of Public Health, Environmental Ethics, Ambio, and Environmental Philosophy. The international press regularly features Hendlin's public health research. Hendlin's interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research projects tackle major questions in philosophy of biology, environmental philosophy, and political philosophy. Hendlin's epistemological inquiries into public health follow the via negativa of agnotology, comprehending the systemic transmission of ignorance. Hendlin earned a PhD in Philosophy (magna cum laude) at the University of Kiel, Germany in 2015; holds degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, UCLA, and the London School of Economics; and held postdoctoral research fellowships at the University of Vienna and the University of California, San Francisco. Hendlin was designated a 2020 Brocher Foundation Fellow. Current research projects focus on the monographs Industrial Epidemics: Chronic Disease and the Corporate Determinants of Health and Interspecies Politics: Valuing Difference in the Biotic Community.   Sources: Yogi's website (and weblog!): https://yogihendlin.com/    I published my first article as an independent researcher. It is about my vision on the climate crisis, and you can read it here: https://futurebased.org/topics/earthucation-using-interdisciplinary-philosophy-education-and-science-communication-to-understand-the-climate-crisis/  For Dutch readers: I publish a column about climate madness on Joop: https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/personen/V/mario-veen    This is an independent educational podcast.   I hope you enjoy the episode! Mario http://lifefromplatoscave.com/    I'd love to hear your questions or comments: Leave me a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/LifeFromPlatosCave   Twitter: https://twitter.com/lifeplatoscave  Insta: https://www.instagram.com/lifefromplatoscave/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifefromplatoscave  Illustration © by Julien Penning, Light One Art: https://www.instagram.com/light_one_art/

In this episode, Hita speaks with Dr. Sarah Bezan who is a scholar of environmental humanities currently employed as a Lecturer in Literature and the Environment at the Radical Humanities Laboratory at University College Cork in Ireland. Previously she was a post-doctoral Research Associate at the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity in The University of York in the United Kingdom. In this conversation, they chat about how participating in a paleo dig and uncovering a Mosasaur skeleton sparked in her a curiosity that led to her current engagement with making sense of extinction. They speak about artistic representations of extinct animals such as Harri Kallio's representations of the dodo bird on an island in Mauritius or Mark Dion's Ichthyosaur installation, and how they manipulate imaginaries surrounding the temporal and spatial boundaries of the extinct species. In describing these imaginaries, they discuss the idea of animal atopias, a term she coined to refer to those placeless places surrounding extinction, where the animal exists not on a spatially defined space but a constructed one, evoking a nostalgia for what once was. They discuss about Sarah's experiences on the Galapagos Islands where she studied the taxidermic specimen of Lonesome George, the last representative of the Pinta island tortoises and her observation that the extinct body is essentially an exploded one raising questions about what it means to be the last representative of a species and the responsibility that death places upon such individuals. They reflect upon how practices of taxidermy and museum curatorship are essentially performative, designed to evoke a specific emotion or knowledge, rendering them hyper visible, while subsuming others. They discuss de-extinction projects such as the Jurassic World like attempts at reviving the woolly mammoth or even theoretical ideas of re-creating Neanderthals as proposed by George Church are all ways in which we attempt to revive prehistoric fantasies of the human – a fantasy nevertheless that is separate from the idea of the modern human. The conversation concludes with some reflections on interdisciplinary research and the responsibility that early career scholars are placed with when attempting to straddle multiple schools of thought. Sarah's personal website: https://www.sarahbezan.com/ Some of the references we cite during the conversation are listed below: “Dodo Birds and the Anthropogenic Wonderlands of Harri Kallio.” Parallax, 25, no. 4, 2019: 427-445. (*To be reprinted as a foreword to Harri Kallio, The Dodo and Mauritius Island: Imaginary Encounters, 2nd Edition. Stockport, UK: Dewi Lewis Publishing, 2023). “The Endling Taxidermy of Lonesome George: Iconographies of Extinction at the End of the Line.” Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology, vol. 27, no. 2, 2019, pp. 211-238. Co-Edited by Sarah Bezan and Susan McHugh. “A Darwinism of the Muck and Mire: Decomposing Eco- and Zoopoetics in Stephen Collis and Jordan Scott's decomp.” In Texts, Animals, Environments: Zoopoetics and Ecopoetics. Ed. Roland Borgards, Catrin Gersdof, Frederike Middelhoff, and Sebastian Schönbeck. Freiburg: Rombach Verlag “Cultural Animal Studies Series,” 2019, 241-253. Animal Remains. Co-edited by Sarah Bezan and Robert McKay. Routledge Perspectives on the Non-Human in Literature and Culture Series. London: Routledge, 2022. “Taxidermic Forms and Fictions.” A special issue of Configurations: A Journal of Literature, Science, and Technology, 27, no. 2, 2019, pp. 131-138. Co-Edited by Sarah Bezan and Susan McHugh, Johns Hopkins University Press. Heise, Ursula K. Imagining Extinction: The Cultural Meanings of Endangered Species, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016. Jørgensen, Dolly. “Endling, the Power of the Last in an Extinction-Prone World.” Environmental Philosophy 14, no. 1 (2017): 119–38.  

This week I talk with environmental philosopher and Santa Clara Clara Assistant Professor Kimberly Dill, an old friend of mine from Austin, Texas whom I met at Bouldin Creek Coffee over lemon maté sours and a deep dive into Eastern nondual traditions while she was in school studying arguments against free will under acclaimed analytic philosopher Galen Strawson. She has since grown into a formidable scholar and ethics instructor in her own right and positively exudes a studious, diligent, caring, and starry-eyed vibe at all times…an utterly unique and finely-honed heart and intellect who stands out from the rest of my belovedly strange cohort of Austin festival-going slacker friends.I've been chasing her down to be on the podcast for years and am delighted she and I finally managed to link up to record this potent dialogue on the relationality of humankind and the wild world in which we are inextricably entangled, the substantive differences between our simulations and the originals they fail to fully reproduce, the importance of forests and dark skies to our psychospiritual well-being, where modern Western festival culture fails in its declared goal of delivering us back into right relations and ecstatic harmony with our kosmos…plus much else.Read the ✨ EXTENSIVE ✨ show notes, and join the Future Fossils community, at Patreon.Rate and review the show at Apple PodcastsBrowse my newsletter, original art, prints, merchandise, NFTs, etc.✨ Side Note:My big, BIG thanks to everyone for being so patient with me while my family and I suffered through some extraordinary challenges over the last months. I can't tell you enough how much it means to me to have retained nearly everyone's Patreon support while my wife and I dealt with two constantly sick kids, a number of our own health issues, and major upgrades to our home and big transitions at work.The good news is that I also managed to record interviews with the legendary Simon Conway Morris and Robert Poynton in that time and will be sharing those with you in short order! So, again, thanks for your subscriptions, your glowing Apple Podcasts reviews, and your engagement in the Future Fossils Facebook group…and stay tuned for several exciting big announcements soon!(Big thanks to my father-in-law Kevin Taylor for helping edit this episode!) Get bonus content on PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/futurefossils. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The HBS hosts chat with Dr. Ladelle McWhorter about the evolution of "queer" as an identity category and a verb.Once only used as a slur with unambiguously negative valences, the noun "queer" has been reappropriated by (many) members of the LGBTQIA+ community as referring to a positive, even celebrated, notion of self-identity.... but the history of the term "queer" is complicated. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Ladelle McWhorter (University of Richmond) about that complicated history, including how "queer" as a social/political identity category may (or may not?) be in tension with its philosophical/theoretical use, including and especially the notion of "queer-ing" (verb) to indicate the very disruption of stable categories of identity themselves.Our guest for this episode, Dr. Ladelle McWhorter, is the author of Bodies and Pleasures: Foucault and the Politics of Sexual Normalization (1999), Racism and Sexual Oppression in Anglo-America: A Genealogy (2009), and Heidegger and the Earth Essays in Environmental Philosophy (2009). You can follow Dr. McWhorter on Twitter at @lmcwhort!Full episode notes available at this link:http://hotelbarpodcast.com/podcast/episode-59-queers----------------SUPPORT Hotel Bar Sessions on Patreon at this link:https://www.patreon.com/hotelbarsessi...FOLLOW Hotel Bar Sessions podcast on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/hotelbarpodcastFOLLOW Charles F. Peterson on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/c_fpetersonFOLLOW Leigh M. Johnson on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/DrLeighMJohnsonFOLLOW Rick Lee on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/rickleephilosLIKE Hotel Bar Sessions podcast on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/hotelbarsess...VISIT the Hotel Bar Sessions webpage here: http://hotelbarpodcast.com/

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Six out of seven car commercials during this year's Superbowl touted electric vehicles (EVs). That's up from zero EV ads just four years ago.  Ford, Chevy, GMC and Toyota are all betting big on electric, and they're hoping electric models of their most popular light-duty trucks will entice a whole new class of drivers. It's led many car manufacturers and analysts to call 2022 “The Year of the Electric Truck.” The question remains: will this big push toward electric overcome infrastructure shortcomings, battery range concerns and a deeply-ingrained diesel car culture, especially in rural areas?  This week: a conversation with a driver and a dealer about how the electric truck revolution might play out.  Guests: Christopher Preston, Professor of Environmental Philosophy at the University Of Montana; and Whitney Olson, Vice President of Bison Ford in Great Falls, Montana. The Carbon Copy is a co-production of Post Script Media and Canary Media. The Carbon Copy is supported by Atmos Financial. Atmos offers FDIC-insured checking and savings accounts that only invest in climate-positive assets like renewables, green construction and regenerative agriculture. Modern banking for climate-conscious people. Get an account in minutes at joinatmos.com. The Carbon Copy is also supported by Climate Positive, a podcast from Hannon Armstrong, the first U.S. public company solely dedicated to investing in climate solutions. Climate Positive podcast features candid conversations with the leaders, innovators, and changemakers driving our climate positive future. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.

Today I welcome philosopher and teacher Keith Maggie Brown. Keith “Maggie” Brown is a Denton-based poet-philosopher, spiritual counselor, and mind-walker. Besides their academic co-publications and intermittent podcasting, Maggie creates aphorisms to encourage their friends on the way to self-actualization. They have directed a few conferences at the University of North Texas in Denton since 1998: the North Texas Heidegger Symposium; Process Studies in Pedagogy; and the UNT Comics, Graphic Novel, and Serial Arts Studies Workshop. Besides being a lifetime member of the Karl Jaspers Society of North America, they also are a member in good standing with other philosophy groups like the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy as well as the Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences.  Along with mentoring youth who want to practice philosophizing as a way of life, Maggie works to make ancient texts more accessible for 21st-century readers. Among his collaborations are a translation of the Dao De Jing with Prof. LU Wenlong of Dalian University and Greek Natural Philosophy: The Presocratics and Their Importance for Environmental Philosophy with Profs. J. Baird Callicott and John van Buren.   After completing their M.A. in Philosphy (2016), they now are close to completing their dissertation for the Ph.D. at UNT-Denton: “Untying the [K]nots that Bind: Existential Elucidation and the Transgressive Life.” Maggie's work focuses on queering academic research and weirding professional philosophy. 

Today I welcome philosopher and teacher Keith Maggie Brown. Keith “Maggie” Brown is a Denton-based poet-philosopher, spiritual counselor, and mind-walker. Besides their academic co-publications and intermittent podcasting, Maggie creates aphorisms to encourage their friends on the way to self-actualization. They have directed a few conferences at the University of North Texas in Denton since 1998: the North Texas Heidegger Symposium; Process Studies in Pedagogy; and the UNT Comics, Graphic Novel, and Serial Arts Studies Workshop. Besides being a lifetime member of the Karl Jaspers Society of North America, they also are a member in good standing with other philosophy groups like the Society for Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy as well as the Society for Phenomenology and the Human Sciences.  Along with mentoring youth who want to practice philosophizing as a way of life, Maggie works to make ancient texts more accessible for 21st-century readers. Among his collaborations are a translation of the Dao De Jing with Prof. LU Wenlong of Dalian University and Greek Natural Philosophy: The Presocratics and Their Importance for Environmental Philosophy with Profs. J. Baird Callicott and John van Buren.   After completing their M.A. in Philosphy (2016), they now are close to completing their dissertation for the Ph.D. at UNT-Denton: “Untying the [K]nots that Bind: Existential Elucidation and the Transgressive Life.” Maggie's work focuses on queering academic research and weirding professional philosophy. 

We see it every day—the problem of misunderstanding and misreading meaning and intentions. It can be the cause of frustration, hurt, and even violence. Hermeneutics is the branch of philosophy interested in how the interpretation of language, symbols, texts, and even the nature of existence requires a nuanced and open-minded approach. It can potentially help us to resolve a lot of the problems of miscommunication. Listen to three experts—Andreea Deciu Ritivoi (Carnegie Mellon University, USA), David Utsler (North Central Texas College, USA), and Nicholas Davey (University of Dundee, UK)—reflect on the importance of hermeneutics and why it matters to our everyday lives.Living Philosophy is brought to you by Philosophy2u.com.Host:Dr Todd MeiSponsors:Philosophy2u.comHillary Hutchinson, Career and Change Coach at Transitioning Your LifeHermeneutics in Real LifeLinks Related to this Episode:Andreea Deciu Ritivoi (Carnegie Mellon University)David Utsler (Discursive Dialectics)Nicholas Davey (Wikipedia)Intro to Hermeneutics (YouTube)Hans Georg-Gadamer (SEP)Paul Ricoeur (SEP)Wilhelm Dilthey (SEP)Georgia Warnke (PhilPeople)Antigone (Wikipedia)Anthropocentrism (Oxford Bibliographies)Reading Suggestions by the PanelistsHans Weidenfeld, Absolute NothingnessWalter Kempowski, Swangsong 1945Wilhelm Dilthey, Introduction to the Human SciencesClifford Geertz, The Interpretation of CultureWolfgang Iser, The Range of InterpretationGianni Vattimo, Beyond Interpretation: The Meaning of Hermeneutics for PhilosophyMircea Eliade, The Sacred and the Profane: The Nature of ReligionWalter Benjamin, The Storyteller: Tales Out of LonelinessMusic: Earth and the Moon, by KetsaLogo Art: Angela Silva, Dattura Studios

My friend Julian Fisher recommended a book to me he thought I would enjoy. It was Baptiste Morizot's On the Animal Trail from Polity books. I got it and began reading when he told me he had just finished the book and was working on a review for the journal Environmental Philosophy. In light of this, I asked him if he would like to do a “book report, not a review” with me, where we could just have a good conversation about what we were thinking and learning about through reading the work. Julian is a philosopher, and I am a tracker. Why not share in the feast of ideas that is On the Animal Trail together? Baptiste writes beautiful accounts of tracking wolves, bears, panthers and worms, and describes some lessons he and we have been offered by these cohabitants. But he also asks us to look a little deeper into these lessons and into our relationships with these different, and in some ways not-so-different, communities. Can the tracker be a diplomat between communities helping to lessen the violence humans inflict on the more-than-human world? Can tracking change how we see the world by changing the way we interact with the world? Can following animal trails help us find a deeper sense of belonging to place because we are more in tune to the relationships happening around us? Julian and I get into it. I have read a number of books by various authors where efforts are made to conflate tracking wildlife with deeper understandings of our human selves. There is even a phrase for this kind of work: “inner tracking”. A couple of those books were just bad, while some offered ideas I could get into. Baptiste Morizot's book On the Animal Trail is different. Here is someone reflecting on real experiences in the field, tracking these non-human neighbours and learning to encounter the world with new senses. It is a great read. This is potentially only part 1 of Julian and I's discussions of this book. We hope to find the time to talk again and get a little deeper. More info : On the Animal Trail website Julian Fisher's instagram (@juleswfisher) The tracking blog I mentioned where someone tracks their cat

Philosopher Dr. Randy Larsen, who fled the Camp Fire that devastated Paradise in 2018, talks to us about some Native American attitudes towards the Environment. We discuss how they have traditionally dealt with fire, and examine their conceptions of the relationship between humans and the natural world. Dr. Larsen also discusses the life of naturalist and preservationist John Muir and suggests ways that his insights are relevant to us today.

Are there any prerequisites for claiming a right or liberty? Vexation over personal liberties may be caused by a fundamental misunderstanding about what a right is and how it works. Dr. David Utsler (North Central College, Texas) discusses how our identities are formed by the environment and how recognition of individual identities is a key requirement for possessing rights and liberties.Living Philosophy is brought to you by Philosophy2u.com. Host:Dr Todd MeiSponsors:Philosophy2u.comHillary Hutchinson, Career and Change Coach at Transitioning Your LifeMartin Bunzl, author of Thinking while WalkingHermeneutics in Real LifeLinks Related to this Episode:David Utsler (Discursive Dialectics)David's Blog on RightsHermeneuticsInternational Association for Environmental Philosophy (IAEP)Politics and the Other (Blog by Clarissa Muller)Robert FigueroaHans Georg-GadamerAxel HonnethRichard KearneyEmmanuel LevinasPaul RicoeurKenji Haroutunian and Access to the OutdoorsMusic: Earth and the Moon, by KetsaLogo Art: Angela Silva, Dattura Studios

DISCLAIMER: The title of this episode is an attempt to use humour to being attention to the fact that humanity finds itself in a Do-Or-Die situation due to climate change, and our solution to our climate crisis might lie in shaping our lives according to the nature worshipping, ecologically harmonious ancient Hindu philosophy. The title does not attempt to suggest the supremacy of Hinduism over other religions, and does not intend to offend any religious denomination. Joining us in Episode 12, we have Dr Meera Baindur, one of the most incredible scholars of that unique but undeniably useful intersection of environmental philosophy and traditional Indian philosophy. Dr Meera has obtained a Doctoral degree focused in Environmental Philosophy and also authored a book titled “Nature in Indian Philosophy and Culture”, which makes her the perfect guest to help us understanding the intricacies of intersectionality of Indian philosophy, ecology, and climate solutions, and maybe provide a little light to this confused nation, this lost civilization, this insta-Ram generation. With Dr Meera, we attempt to learn about what it means to be living in harmony with nature, learn why Hindus have worshipped nature, learn about the importance of rituals in combatting ecological disharmony, learn why Dr Meera's guru once said 'heenandushyate Hindu', and learn how ancient Indian philosophy might provide the answer to solving climate change, in Episode 12 of What UnEarth.

I’m so thrilled to share this episode with you, dear listeners, in which I have the privilege of interviewing one of my hero-writers, Kathleen Dean Moore, whose 2016 book Great Tide Rising: Toward Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Changewas life-changing for me. In this moving conversation, we explore the extinction crisis, what love really means, the importance of facing grief directly; about the necessity of locking the door to despair; and the importance of maintaining outrage as a measure of love and conscience. I’ve long loved the way Kathleen weaves a rich multiplicity of perspectives into her writing: that of mother, grandmother, naturalist, philosopher, professor, and earth-lover. Kathleen speaks about moral courage, about the shift in her writing from praising the beauty of the natural world to a fierce call to defend it. We explore how to speak to children about the climate crisis, and the big question: What can one person do? (I love her answer to this!) We discuss some favorite passages from Great Tide Rising as well as from her beautiful new book, Earth’s Wild Music. I find her work and her words so simultaneously heartening, sobering, and a powerful spur to caring action. I hope you enjoy her as much as I did. I can’t recommend her books highly enough. Please also check out Music to Save Earth’s Songs, a project she’s developed as part of the Spring Creek Project at Oregon State University which includes 20 4-minute concerts weaving music and spoken word. Detaisls are below on that as well as where to find her beautiful books. Kathleen Dean Moore, Ph.D., served as Distinguished Professor of Environmental Philosophy at Oregon State University, where she wrote award-winning books about our cultural and moral relations to the wet, wild world and to one another. But her increasing concern about the climate and extinction crises led her to leave the university, so she could write and speak full-time about the moral urgency of climate action. Since then, she has spoken out across the country, publishing Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril, a collection of short essays by the world’s moral leaders about our obligations to the future. That is followed byGreat Tide Rising: Toward Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change (2016); Earth’s Wild Music: Celebrating and Defending the Songs of the Natural World (February 2021); and Bearing Witness: The Human Rights Case Against Fracking and Climate Change(April 2021). Her work on the extinction crisis includes a film, “The Extinction Variations,” a collaboration with a classical pianist. She writes from Corvallis, Oregon and from an off-the-grid cabin where two creeks and a bear trail meet a coastal inlet in Alaska. Find Kathleen’s wonderful books here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/371383.Kathleen_Dean_Moore Here are details about an upcoming book launch party online for Earth’s Wild Music https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/earths_wild_music_book_launch_party And here are details and a link to the wonderful project Music to Save Earth’s Songs:  https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/feature-story/music-save-earth-s-songs In a series called “Music to Save Earth’s Songs,” the Spring Creek Project at Oregon State University will offer twenty, four-minute concerts that weave music and the spoken word to celebrate the creatures that fill the air with sound – frogs, wolves, songbirds, growling grizzly bears – and to inspire action to save them. Videos will be released online on Mondays and Thursdays at 6 pm, from now through March. The series is inspired by a new book by Kathleen Dean Moore, Earth’s Wild Music.

Kathleen Dean Moore, Ph.D., is an Author, Moral Philosopher, Environmental Advocate. She served as Distinguished Professor of Environmental Philosophy at Oregon State University, where she wrote award-winning books about our cultural and moral relations to the wet, wild world and to one another. But her increasing concern about the climate and extinction crises led her to leave the university, so she could write and speak full-time about the moral urgency of climate action. Kathleen shares thoughts on What Could Possibly Go Right? including:That “sometimes it feels like the whole world is burning to its foundations, but the foundations are still there, and they're holding a space for the future.”That “almost every major change in US history has been the result of a rising wave of moral affirmation,” of the “conscience of the streets”.That we need to remember our shared moral foundations, of the “human decency deep in the earth” and the ideals our nation aspires to.Using the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to call out the oil, gas and fracking industries for violations of human rights through contributing to climate change.The Blue River Declaration by an assembled group of philosophers, which asks “three fundamental questions... What is the world? What are human beings? And therefore, how shall we live?” That as human beings with imagination and understanding, “we have a responsibility to be the meaning makers of the universe.” ResourcesPermanent Peoples' Tribunal Blue River Declaration Book: Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril by Kathleen Dean MooreBook: Great Tide Rising: Toward Clarity and Moral Courage in a Time of Planetary Change by Kathleen Dean MooreConnect with Kathleen Dean MooreWebsite: riverwalking.comTwitter: musicandclimateaction.comFollow WCPGR on Social MediaFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatCouldPossiblyGoRightPodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/postcarbonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/postcarboninstitute/Learn more: https://bit.ly/pci-wcpgrseriesSupport the show (https://www.postcarbon.org/support-what-could-possibly-go-right/)

Bryce Blankenship is a senior instructor in the Department of Politics and Philosophy at the University of Idaho. He is experienced in regards to existentialism, the philosophy of alcohol, personal identity, environmental ethics, and feminism. During this talk, we discuss environmental philosophy, authenticity in regards to Sartre, and the philosophy of alcohol. Bryce's Ted Talk: https://youtu.be/mTa9mSXDM9o

In this episode, hear from Jared Gibbs, M.A. in environmental philosophy, about his background in Economics and Philosophy—interests he hopes will successfully prepare him for Law school.

Many consider Hope to be essential for sustaining social movements where change is slow, setbacks are frequent, and the odds aren't good. As Rebecca Solnit once wrote, "To hope is to give yourself to the future - and that commitment to the future is what makes the present inhabitable.” But when it comes to the existential threats of climate change and mass extinction, what if hope is part of the problem? What if it obscures the enormity of our crisis, or makes us complacent, allowing the public to defer responsibility onto other people or the future? When you look at the scale of our climate emergency and the inadequacy of society's response, hope can feel like a throwaway term, a cheap neon sign we dutifully switch on at the end of climate rallies. But those reservations about hope are not the whole story. Research shows that environmental discourse has long fueled public hopelessness by perpetuating apocalyptic narratives and the sense that it's already "too late" to act. That hopelessness becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as those who believe we're already doomed -- or that solutions don't exist -- chose *not* to act, thus ensuring the very outcome they imagined. Episode 5 explores the complicated role of hope in the fight for a livable planet, and the different forms it takes in environmental debates: hope as complacency or "cruel optimism" (a secular religion that keeps the public in line), as well as more subversive versions like "active hope," "intrinsic hope," and "critical hope." “Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. Hope is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency." ― Rebecca SolnitWritten and narrated by Jennifer AtkinsonMusic by Roberto David RusconiProduced by Intrasonus UKSupported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council EnglandDr. Jennifer Atkinson is a professor of environmental humanities at the University of Washington, where she leads seminars that help students cope with the despair, anger, and anxiety that arise from environmental loss and mass extinction. Her teaching and research have helped activists, scientists, and students build resilience to stay engaged in climate solutions and avoid burnout. She has also spoken to audiences across the U.S. about the global mental health crisis arising from climate disruption, and advocated for addressing emotional impacts in the fight for environmental justice. This episode introduces some of the experiences and insights behind that work, and explores how we can move the public to action by addressing the psychological roots of our unprecedented ecological loss.References and Further Reading:Jason Box tweet: If We Release a Small Fraction of Arctic Carbon, 'We're Fucked': Climatologist. Vice, August 1, 2014.What caused Earth's biggest mass extinction? Stanford Earth, Dec 06, 2018. Martin Luther King Jr. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches. Emily Dickinson. “Hope” is the thing with feathers - (314) Mary Heglar. Home is always worth it. Sept 2019. Greta Thunberg. "Our house is on fire." Jan 25, 2019. Lauren Berlant. Cruel Optimism. 2011. Hua Hsu. Affect Theory and the New Age of Anxiety: How Lauren Berlant’s cultural criticism predicted the Trumping of politics. Mar 25, 2019. Tommy Lynch. Why Hope Is Dangerous When It Comes to Climate Change. July 25, 2017. Derrick Jensen. "Beyond Hope." 2006. Michael Nelson. "To a Future Without Hope." 2010. Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone. Active Hope. 2012. Lin Yutang. In Visions from Earth, 2004. Lisa Kretz. "Hope in Environmental Philosophy." 2012. Elin Kelsey. "Propagating Collective Hope in the Midst of Environmental Doom and Gloom." 2016. Rainer Maria Rilke. “Go to the Limits of Your Longing.” Elin Kelsey. Climate Change: A Crisis of Hope. June 2020 Emily Johnson. Loving a vanishing world. May 9, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many consider Hope to be essential for sustaining social movements where change is slow, setbacks are frequent, and the odds aren't good. As Rebecca Solnit once wrote, "To hope is to give yourself to the future - and that commitment to the future is what makes the present inhabitable.” But when it comes to the existential threats of climate change and mass extinction, what if hope is part of the problem? What if it obscures the enormity of our crisis, or makes us complacent, allowing the public to defer responsibility onto other people or the future? When you look at the scale of our climate emergency and the inadequacy of society's response, hope can feel like a throwaway term, a cheap neon sign we dutifully switch on at the end of climate rallies. But those reservations about hope are not the whole story. Research shows that environmental discourse has long fueled public hopelessness by perpetuating apocalyptic narratives and the sense that it's already "too late" to act. That hopelessness becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy as those who believe we're already doomed -- or that solutions don't exist -- chose *not* to act, thus ensuring the very outcome they imagined. Episode 5 explores the complicated role of hope in the fight for a livable planet, and the different forms it takes in environmental debates: hope as complacency or "cruel optimism" (a secular religion that keeps the public in line), as well as more subversive versions like "active hope," "intrinsic hope," and "critical hope." “Hope is not a lottery ticket you can sit on the sofa and clutch, feeling lucky. Hope is an axe you break down doors with in an emergency." ― Rebecca SolnitWritten and narrated by Jennifer AtkinsonMusic by Roberto David RusconiProduced by Intrasonus UKSupported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council EnglandDr. Jennifer Atkinson is a professor of environmental humanities at the University of Washington, where she leads seminars that help students cope with the despair, anger, and anxiety that arise from environmental loss and mass extinction. Her teaching and research have helped activists, scientists, and students build resilience to stay engaged in climate solutions and avoid burnout. She has also spoken to audiences across the U.S. about the global mental health crisis arising from climate disruption, and advocated for addressing emotional impacts in the fight for environmental justice. This episode introduces some of the experiences and insights behind that work, and explores how we can move the public to action by addressing the psychological roots of our unprecedented ecological loss.References and Further Reading:Jason Box tweet: If We Release a Small Fraction of Arctic Carbon, 'We're Fucked': Climatologist. Vice, August 1, 2014.What caused Earth's biggest mass extinction? Stanford Earth, Dec 06, 2018. Martin Luther King Jr. A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches. Emily Dickinson. “Hope” is the thing with feathers - (314) Mary Heglar. Home is always worth it. Sept 2019. Greta Thunberg. "Our house is on fire." Jan 25, 2019. Lauren Berlant. Cruel Optimism. 2011. Hua Hsu. Affect Theory and the New Age of Anxiety: How Lauren Berlant’s cultural criticism predicted the Trumping of politics. Mar 25, 2019. Tommy Lynch. Why Hope Is Dangerous When It Comes to Climate Change. July 25, 2017. Derrick Jensen. "Beyond Hope." 2006. Michael Nelson. "To a Future Without Hope." 2010. Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone. Active Hope. 2012. Lin Yutang. In Visions from Earth, 2004. Lisa Kretz. "Hope in Environmental Philosophy." 2012. Elin Kelsey. "Propagating Collective Hope in the Midst of Environmental Doom and Gloom." 2016. Rainer Maria Rilke. “Go to the Limits of Your Longing.” Elin Kelsey. Climate Change: A Crisis of Hope. June 2020 Emily Johnson. Loving a vanishing world. May 9, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

در اپیزود صفر رادیو چیستا، نگاهی می‌ندازیم به اسطوره خلقت قوم چروکی، از قبایل بسیار کهن سرخپوست. می‌بینیم که چروکی‌ها درباره چگونگی خلقت بیماری چه نظری داشتن، و این چه پیامی می‌تونه برای ماهایی داشته باشه که همین الان قرنطینه شدیم و درگیر بیماری هستیم. آیا این بیماری مجازات ماست به خاطر بی اخلاقی هایی که کردیم؟ خالق: سهراب مصاحبی گویندگان مهمان: سمن اویسی، سهیل مصاحبی با تشکر از نظرات سازنده: ریحانه عمویی، معصومه جعفری، آذین گیلان‌دوست و آرمان شادبخش و با تشکر از انیمیشن Lion King موسیقی‌های استفاده شده (به ترتیب): 1. Cherokee Welcome Song / Indian Calling 2. Chants of the Nature / Shamanic Drumming 3. Cherokee Morning Song / Indian Calling 4. Deltangam / Ebi 5. Earth Song / Michael Jackson 6. Batman Theme / Hans Zimmer منابع علمی مورد استفاده: 1. Blackstone, T. W. "Philosophy and Environmental Crisis." University of the Georgia Press (1974). Journal Article. 2. Brennan, Andrew and Yeuk-Sze Lo. "Environmental Ethics." 21 July 2015. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Online Document. 20 March 2020. . 3. Hardin, G. "The Tragedy of the Commons." Science 162 (1968): 1243–48. Journal Article. 4. Jamieson, D. A Companion to Environmental Philosophy. Oxford: Blackwell , 2001. Book. 5. Mooney, James . Myths of the Cherokee. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902. Book. 6. Taylor, P. Respect For Nature. Princeton University Press, 1986. Book Section. لطفاً با به اشتراک‌گذاری اپیزود صفر رادیو چیستا، از این پادکست نوپا حمایت کنید. رادیو چیستا را دنبال کنید در: کست‌باکس شنوتو تلگرام توییتر ایمیل

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Let's change the way we think the world if we want to change the way we act in it. This second theme of the series “Let's talk trash” looks at philosophy's role in shaping our society. Listen to the Californian Environmental Philosopher Dr. Yogi Hendlin as he introduces the discipline of Environmental Philosophy. You'll find links for further explanation on the topics he touches upon. Hope you enjoy.Support the show (https://www.eshub.nl/how-to-help/become-a-change-maker/)

In this week’s episode of Power Hour, Alex, Don, and Steffen cover six topics: • The evolution of Alex’s environmental philosophy • “Energy efficiency” boondoggles • Tesla’s “largest battery in the world” insufficient for providing backup when it’s most needed • The price of outlawing reliable energy • California’s train to nowhere • Why do […]

A fascinating conversation with Michael P. Nelson, an environmental scholar, writer, teacher, speaker, consultant, and Professor of Environmental Ethics and Philosophy. He holds the Ruth H. Spaniol Chair of Renewable Resources and serves as the Lead Principal Investigator for the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Long-Term Ecological Research program at Oregon State University. He is the philosopher in residence of the Isle Royale Wolf-Moose Project, the longest continuous study of a predator-prey system in the world.  We discuss the history of environmental ethics, Aldo Leopold, ethics in wildlife management, case studies in the application of an ethical framework or argument, natural resource curriculum, and more.  Links for Listeners: A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold audio book: https://www.amazon.com/A-Sand-County-Almanac/dp/B073VXNRF1 Kathleen Dean Moore's website with links to lectures, essays, books and other events: https://www.riverwalking.com/ A seminal book relating to Environmental Ethics: Roderick Nash's Wilderness and the American Mind: https://www.amazon.com/Wilderness-American-Mind-Roderick-Frazier/dp/0300091222/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1545536613&sr=1-2&keywords=wilderness+in+the+american+mind The biography of Aldo Leopold by Curt Meine: https://www.amazon.com/Aldo-Leopold-His-Life-Work/dp/0299249042 Environmental philosophy text on Leopold's Land Ethic by J.B. Callicot, In Defense of the Land Ethic Essays in Environmental Philosophy: https://www.amazon.com/Defense-Land-Ethic-Environmental-Philosophy/dp/0887069002

Chris interviews Russell Hatch about his non-religious upbringing in Provo (a town with a large majority of LDS). They discuss exclusion, dogma, the New Atheism, environmental philosophy, and the limits of anthropocentric ethics.

In this episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by Simon Lumsden. Simon is Senior Lecturer in philosophy at UNSW. We discuss his journal article ‘Veganism, Normative Change, and Second Nature’. It was published in the journal Environmental Philosophy in 2017.   This episode of Knowing Animals is brought to you by AASA. AASA is the Australasian Animal Studies Association. You can find AASA on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/AASA-Australasian-Animal-Studies-Association-480316142116752/. Join AASA today!

How can philosophy help us become better persons whilst improving sustainable development? According to sustainability researcher Kai Whiting, the philosophy of Stoicism, which is based on wisdom, self-control, courage and justice, can help us reach collective societal goals whilst taking care of our environment. This is part 1 of 2 about Stoicism and the environment.

Sara Kerr - Drawing on the wisdom of nature-based spirituality, Sarah designs and facilitates ceremonies that help her clients and their families to integrate experiences of illness, death and loss. These rituals honor the spiritual significance of what is happening, and bring healing to the living and the dying.Sarah’s PhD dissertation explored the ways that modern western people can restore and re-create meaningful rituals for the significant transitions of life. She has a Master’s degree in Environmental Philosophy, and has been a student of spiritual and shamanic healing modalities since 2000. As a teacher and mentor to emerging death doulas, Sarah supports her students to find the unique healing gift they carry and to make it available to their communities.As a death doula and celebrant, Sarah helps dying people and their families navigate the journey of death, loss, and transformation.Sarah facilitates private and public healing rituals, and regularly presents on topics of death midwifery and holistic death care.

Dr. Bruce Foltz, a professor of Environmental Philosophy at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, delivers a talk titled “The Truth of Nature.” The occasion for this lecture was the ecclesiastical new year, which St. Vlad's marked by gathering to offer praise and thanksgiving to God the Creator and to contemplate the many gifts He has bestowed.

Dr. Bruce Foltz, a professor of Environmental Philosophy at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, delivers a talk titled “The Truth of Nature.” The occasion for this lecture was the ecclesiastical new year, which St. Vlad's marked by gathering to offer praise and thanksgiving to God the Creator and to contemplate the many gifts He has bestowed.

Dr. Bruce Foltz, a professor of Environmental Philosophy at Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, delivers a talk titled “The Truth of Nature.” The occasion for this lecture was the ecclesiastical new year, which St. Vlad’s marked by gathering to offer praise and thanksgiving to God the Creator and to contemplate the many gifts He has bestowed.

PHIL 30309 - Environmental Philosophy

PHIL 30309 - Environmental Philosophy

PHIL 30309 - Environmental Philosophy

PHIL 30309 - Environmental Philosophy

PHIL 30309 - Environmental Philosophy

PHIL 30309 - Environmental Philosophy

PHIL 30309 - Environmental Philosophy

PHIL 30309 - Environmental Philosophy