Ecology · Ethics
The Legitimacy of Punishment and the Absurdity of Justice
The Legitimacy of Punishment and the Absurdity of Justice
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Thinkers and essays gathered around this school of thought.
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1Thoughts
28Major Works
20Archive Entries
Contemporary · ModernTime Period
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Rachel Carson
Shows that chemical power, ecology, public health, and responsibility cannot be separated.
“Ecology must be examined, not inherited.”
Debates in Ecology
Ecology · Ethics
The Essence of Sovereignty: Being and Belonging in the Modern World
The Essence of Sovereignty: Being and Belonging in the Modern World
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African American Thought · Ecology
The Moral and Ethical Limits of Sovereignty in Modern Warfare
The Moral and Ethical Limits of Sovereignty in Modern Warfare
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African Thought · Anti-Colonial Thought
The Perils of Uncritical Acceptance of Technological Advancements
The Perils of Uncritical Acceptance of Technological Advancements
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Peter Kropotkin
Modern
Rachel Carson
Contemporary
Oren Lyons
Contemporary
Elinor Ostrom
Modern
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Contemporary
Wangari Maathai
Contemporary
Vandana Shiva
Contemporary
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Contemporary
Winona LaDuke
Contemporary
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Contemporary
Thinkers
1907–1964
Rachel Carson
Shows that chemical power, ecology, public health, and responsibility cannot be separated.
Ecology · Environmental Thought · Ethics
1842–1921
Peter Kropotkin
Counters harsh competition narratives with cooperation as a force in evolution and society.
Ecology · Economics · Political Philosophy
1933–2012
Elinor Ostrom
Shows that communities can govern shared resources through durable, locally designed institutions.
Ecology · Economics · Political Philosophy
1952–present
Vandana Shiva
Critiques industrial agriculture, patents, seed sovereignty, biodiversity, ecofeminism, and the politics of knowledge and food.
Ecology · Feminist Thought · Indian Thought
1933–present
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Defends sacred science, tradition, metaphysics, ecology, perennial wisdom, and the spiritual critique of modern reductionism.
Ecology · Islamic Philosophy · Metaphysics
1971–present
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson
Explores resurgence, land as pedagogy, Indigenous feminism, refusal, story, song, and alternatives to colonial recognition.
Ecology · Feminist Thought · Indigenous Thought
1959–present
Winona LaDuke
Connects land back, food sovereignty, Indigenous economics, feminism, ecology, treaties, and resistance to extractive systems.
Ecology · Feminist Thought · Indigenous Thought
1953–present
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Bridges botany, Indigenous knowledge, reciprocity, language, gratitude, ecology, and the ethics of relation with the living world.
Ecology · Ethics · Indigenous Thought
1930–present
Oren Lyons
Reflects on Indigenous diplomacy, seventh-generation responsibility, sovereignty, ecology, peace, and the moral limits of modern power.
Ecology · Ethics · Indigenous Thought
1940–2011
Wangari Maathai
Connects ecology, women, democracy, land, trees, grassroots action, and the political meaning of environmental repair.
African Thought · Ecology · Feminist Thought
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Reimagining Relationships: Indigenous Thought and the Ethics of Care in an Ecological Context
Introduction The interplay between human relationships and the natural world is a central theme in both Indigenous thought and contemporary ecological discourse. As Leanne…
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