'I do therefore there is': enlivening socio-environmental theory

Socio-environmental theory needs to be enlivened, to be made with bodies - literally - in mind. Experiences of nature do not always fit neatly within categories of reason and rationality. Embodied knowledge plays a significant role in shaping how we think about nature. Following a brief overview of...

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Published inEnvironmental politics Vol. 18; no. 1; pp. 1 - 17
Main Author Carolan, Michael S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.02.2009
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Case studies
Embodiment
Environment
Environmental management
Environmentalism
Ethnography
Knowledge
Merleau-Ponty
nature
Politics
Rationality
social theory
Theories
Theory
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Summary:Socio-environmental theory needs to be enlivened, to be made with bodies - literally - in mind. Experiences of nature do not always fit neatly within categories of reason and rationality. Embodied knowledge plays a significant role in shaping how we think about nature. Following a brief overview of some literature on embodiment, to place 'flesh' on this argument, case studies, ethnographies and the like are examined to clarify the idea that we think - and thus think about nature - as bodies. Finally, discussion turns toward what an enlivened environmental politics may look like once we begin thinking of nature as being embodied.
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ISSN:0964-4016
1743-8934
DOI:10.1080/09644010802622748