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Ecological wisdom : theory and practice
- Available as
- Online
Details
- Creator
- Bo Yang, Robert Fredrick Young, editors
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Singapore : Springer, 2019
- Series
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (xxii, 312 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- ISBNs
- 9811305714, 9789811305719, 9789811305726, 9789811305702
- OCLC
- on1083263726
- Includes index.
- Intro; Contents; Contributors; Prologue; Ecological Wisdom: Genesis, Conceptualization, and Defining Characteristics; EcoWISE; Ecological Wisdom; Ecological Wisdom as the Ability to Achieve the Unity of Moral Knowledge and Virtuous Action; Ecological Wisdom as the Ability to Do Preeminent Ecological Practice Research; Role Models and the Community of Scholar-Practitioners; References; 1 Introduction: Ecological Wisdom as Discourse; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Defining Terms; 2.1 Wisdom; 2.2 Ecological Wisdom; 2.3 Discourse; 3 The Power of Discourses; 4 Ecological Wisdom as Discourse
- 4.1 Basic Entities4.2 Natural Relationships; 4.3 Agents; 4.4 Metaphors and Rhetoric; 5 Knowledge and Action; 6 Conclusion; References; Ecological Wisdom Theory; 2 Ecophronesis: The Ecological Practical Wisdom for and from Ecological Practice; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Aristotelian Phronesis and Its Contemporary Conceptions; 2.1 Phronesis Is the Master Skill Par Excellence for the Good; 2.2 Phronesis Serves the Practical Need for Making and Acting Well on Right Choices; 2.3 Phronesis Is a Gift to Those Who Reflect in and on Practice
- 3 Ecophronesis: The Ecological Practical Wisdom for and from Ecological Practice3.1 Ecophronesis Is Inspired and Informed by Human Beings' Enlightened Self-interest; 3.2 Ecophronesis Is a Master Skill Par Excellence of Moral Improvisation; 4 Ecophronesis and Ecosophy: The Phronesis-Sophia Nexus of Ecological Wisdom?; 5 Ecophronesis, Ecological Practice, and Actionable Science; 6 Conclusions; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Where Does Ecological Wisdom Come from? Historical and Contemporary Perspectives; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 2 Background of (Ecological) Wisdom Research
- 3 Ecological Wisdom and Principles3.1 Definitions of Wisdom and Ecological Wisdom; 3.2 Brief Review of Ecological Wisdom from Wise Figures (Human-Nature Relationship); 3.3 Principles of Ecological Wisdom; 3.3.1 Reverence to Nature (Land Ethics); 3.3.2 Sustained Relevance (Novelty); 3.3.3 Holism; 3.3.4 Practicality (Actionability); 4 Acquisition and Manifestation of Ecological Wisdom; 4.1 Acquisition of Ecological Wisdom: Existing Frameworks and Conceptual Model; 4.1.1 Knowledge-to-Wisdom Transformation: Existing Frameworks; 4.1.2 Ecological Wisdom Development: A Conceptual Model
- Knowledge BasePrerequisites; Knowledge-to-Wisdom Transformation Process; 4.2 Manifestation of Ecological Wisdom; 5 Discussions; 5.1 Reinvent Ecological Wisdom: Potential Barriers; 5.2 Scholarly Responses and Alternatives Approaches; 5.3 How Can Ecological Wisdom Be (Better) Encouraged and Manifested; 5.3.1 Institutionalize Policies for Land Ethic and Best Practices; 5.3.2 Promote Holistic Processes and Regional Planning; 5.3.3 Research Needs to Documentation, Communication, and Theorization; 5.4 Other Efforts; 6 Conclusions; Appendix: Recognized Wise Figures in China and Europe-America