Eco-Phenomenology: Back to the Earth Itself (Suny Series in Environmental Philosophy and Ethics)

Explores how continental philosophy can inform environmental ethics. This groundbreaking collection explores the intersection of phenomenology with environmental philosophy. It examines the relevance of Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas for thinking through the philosophical dilemmas raised by environmental issues, and then proposes new phenomenological approaches to the natural world. The contributors demonstrate phenomenology's need to engage in an ecological self-evaluation and to root out anthropomorphic assumptions embedded in its own methodology. Calling for a reexamination of beliefs central to the Western philosophical tradition, this book shifts previously marginalized environmental concerns to the forefront and blazes a trail for a new collaboration between phenomenologists and ecologically-minded theorists. Author Biography: At Emporia State University, Charles S. Brown is Professor of Philosophy and Ted Toadvine is Assistant Professor of Philosophy. ECO-PHENOMENOLOGY......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 Acknowledgments......Page 8 Eco-Phenomenology: An Introduction by CHARLES S. BROWN AND TED TOADVINE......Page 10 I: Ecological Philosophy and the Phenomenological Tradition......Page 24 1. The Real and the Good: Phenomenology and the Possibility of an Axiological Rationality by CHARLES S. BROWN......Page 26 2. An Understanding Heart: Reason, Value, and Transcendental Phenomenology by ERAZIM KOHÁK......Page 42 3. The Possibility of a Constitutive Phenomenology of the Environment by LESTER EMBREE......Page 60 4. Prolegomena to Any Future Phenomenological Ecology by JOHN LLEWELYN......Page 74 5. Heidegger’s Phenomenology and Contemporary Environmentalism by MICHAEL E. ZIMMERMAN......Page 96 6. Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Merleau-Ponty: Some of Their Contributions and Limitations for “Environmentalism” by MONIKA LANGER......Page 126 7. Back to Earth with Reflection and Ecology by DON E. MARIETTA, JR.......Page 144 II: New Directions in Eco-Phenomenology......Page 160 8. The Primacy of Desire and Its Ecological Consequences by TED TOADVINE......Page 162 9. Phenomenology on (the) Rocks by IRENE J. KLAVER......Page 178 10. Natural Disasters by CHRISTIAN DIEHM......Page 194 11. Taking a Glance at the Environment: Preliminary Thoughts on a Promising Topic by EDWARD S. CASEY......Page 210 12. What is Eco-Phenomenology? by DAVID WOOD......Page 234 Notes on Contributors......Page 258 Bibliography in Eco-Phenomenology......Page 262 C......Page 272 E......Page 273 H......Page 274 M......Page 275 P......Page 276 T......Page 277 Z......Page 278 Annotation. This groundbreaking collection explores the intersection of phenomenology with environmental philosophy. It examines the relevance of Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Levinas for thinking through the philosophical dilemmas raised by environmental issues, and then proposes new phenomenological approaches to the natural world. The contributors demonstrate phenomenology's need to engage in an ecological self-evaluation and to root out anthropomorphic assumptions embedded in its own methodology. Calling for a reexamination of beliefs central to the Western philosophical tradition, this book shifts previously marginalized environmental concerns to the forefront and blazes a trail for a new collaboration between phenomenologists and ecologically-minded theorists Edited By Charles S. Brown And Ted Toadvine. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 239-248) And Index.