ABSTRACT

This paper reflects on how the issue of climate change and the general state of our planet is, among other causes, a main factor in the paralyzing divisions ailing Western societies. This situation, while unsettling to democracies, is promoting a kind of education in and through fear and I question if education can succeed under these circumstances without becoming indoctrination. This paper does not try to diminish the urgency and the importance of current environmental problems but rather expands today´s perspectives and incorporates research in more constructive ways of thinking and doing. I use scientific contributions in climatology, evolution, environmental conservation, economics, and neuroscience to bring new light to today’s investigations about the human and the non-human world. Finally, I propose Deep Ecology’s principles of deep questioning, deep experience and deep commitment, as a guide for new educational and ecological practices.

摘要

本文反思了气候变化问题以及我们星球的总体状况是造成西方社会瘫痪分裂的主要因素以及其他原因。这种情况虽然使民主政体不安，但正在或通过这种方式促进一种教育。恐惧，我质疑在这种情况下教育能否成功而又不会灌输教养。本文并没有试图减少当前环境问题的紧迫性和重要性，而是扩展了当今的观点，并以更具建设性的思维方式和行为方式纳入了研究。我在气候学，进化，环境保护，经济学和神经科学方面做出了科学贡献，为当今有关人类和非人类世界的研究提供了新的思路。最后，我提出深度生态学的深层质疑，深刻经验和坚定承诺的原则，作为新的教育和生态实践的指南。