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“Deep ecology asks for a radical rethinking of values, not only technology.” – Arne Naess Source: Ecology, Community and Lifestyle
Ecophilosophy
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“Identification, not moralizing, often leads to beautiful actions.” – Arne Naess Source: Ecology, Community and Lifestyle
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“Self-realization means widening the self: identification with a larger Self.” – Arne Naess Source: Ecology, Community and Lifestyle
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“The ultimate aims of deep ecology can be summarized in a simple imperative: maximize self-realization! In other words, maximize our potential as living beings. We need beings to awaken.” …
Quote: John Seed; "Deep ecology looks at the spiritual disease..."
“Deep ecology looks at the spiritual disease that underlies the environmental crisis: the illusion of separation between humans and the rest of the natural world… In order to nourish our …
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Profile: Arne Naess
Arne Naess was a Norwegian philosopher who coined the term “deep ecology” in 1973, fundamentally reshaping environmental thought and activism. Born in Oslo in 1912, he became …
Profile: Joanna Macy
Joanna Macy (1929-2025) was a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. Born in Los Angeles, she earned her PhD and spent five decades developing the Work That Reconnects, a …
Profile: John Seed
John Seed is an Australian environmental activist who co-created the Council of All Beings practice and founded the Rainforest Information Centre. His work connects direct action rainforest …
Quote: Arne Naess; ““The smaller one comes to feel…”
“The smaller one comes to feel compared to the mountain, the nearer one comes to sharing in its greatness. I don’t know why this is so.” - Arne Naess —
quote: Arne Naess; “Care flows naturally if the self is widened…”
“Care flows naturally if the self is widened and deepened so that protection of free nature is felt and conceived of as protection of our very selves.” - Arne Naess —
Quote: Joanna Macy; "All life is interdependent; we cannot survive without the web of relationships that sustain us."
“All life is interdependent; we cannot survive without the web of relationships that sustain us.” – Joanna Macy Source: Coming Back to Life, 1998