Separation and Unity: Zen Koan in Environmental Theory and Education

• Published in: Australian journal of environmental education Vol. 37; no. 1; pp. 19 - 28
• Main Author: Chang, David
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: East Lismore Cambridge University Press 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Aesthetic Education; Debates; Ecology; Education; Environmental education; Environmental ethics; Environmental stewardship; Epistemology; Ethics; Figurative Language; Fluidity; Greek civilization; Hones; Human-environment relationship; Literary Devices; Metaphor; Natural environment; Nature; Neolithic; Ontology; Pedagogy; Philosophy; Separation; Teaching Methods; Time

The ecological crisis has been traced to a rupture in the human-nature relationship, which sees the natural world as inert materials that serve human utility. This prevailing sense of separation is thoroughly embedded in Western culture through engrained metaphors that reinforce a view of the Earth...