Eco-philosophy is a philosophical study of ecological harmony and equilibrium that exists in this world. This course starts with explaining the notion of Ecology, Ecosophy and the scope of Eco-philosophy. Then we expose some of the important Ecological crises like Pollution, Global Warming, Ozone Depletion, Deforestation, Erosion of Fertile Soil, the Bio-diversity Crisis and its causes such as, Anthropocentrism, Cartesian Dualism, Modernism, etc. A philosophical outlook towards nature consisted of both Western and Eastern traditions such as, the Greek wisdom, Mechanical philosophy of nature in the middle ages, logical positivism, New vision of physics, the Taoist world view, Buddhist world view, Hindu wisdom, Islamic world view are also stressed here. It concludes with advocating a holistic wisdom of reality and inspiring students to implore the implications and challenges of Eco-Philosophy.
- Erach Bharucha, Textbook of Environmental Studies, U.G.C., 2004.
- Arne Naess, The Deep Ecological Movement: Some Philosophical aspects
- Pope Francis, Encyclical Letter Laudato si’ of the Holy Father Francis on Care for our Common Home, Citta del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2015.
- Kureethadam, J. I., Creation in Crisis: Science, Ethics, Theology, Orbis Books, Maryknoll, New York 2014.
- Rachel Carson, Silent Spring, Mariner Books, NY, 2002