Ecosophy

Ecosophy, also ecophilosophy, is a neologism made by contracting the phrase ecological philosophy. It refers to philosophies which have a predominant ecocentric or biocentric perspective such as ecofeminism, social ecology, and deep ecology. Meaning "ecological wisdom," the term was coined by Norwegian philosopher and mountaineer, Arne Naess.

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While a professor at University of Oslo in 1973, Arne Naess, introduced the terms "deep ecology movement" and "ecosophy" into environmental literature. Naess's based his article on a talk he gave in Bucharest in 1972 at the Third World Future Research Conference. As Drengson notes in Ecophilosophy, Ecosophy and the Deep Ecology Movement: An Overview, "In his talk Naess discussed the longer-range background of the ecology movement and its connection with respect for Nature and the inherent worth of other beings."

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