The Deep Ecology Movement
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The Deep Ecology Movement is an environmental philosophy and activist movement that advocates for the intrinsic value of all living beings and calls for profound changes in human societies to live in harmony with the natural world.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Deep Ecology Movement | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
environmental movement
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environmental philosophy ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
decentralization of human communities
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living in harmony with nature ⓘ long-term ecological sustainability ⓘ population reduction through non-coercive means ⓘ preservation of wilderness ⓘ profound changes in human societies ⓘ reducing human impact on the Earth ⓘ simple living ⓘ |
| associatedWithOrganization |
Earth First!
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Foundation for Deep Ecology NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainforest Action Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
all living beings have intrinsic value
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biospheric egalitarianism ⓘ ecocentrism ⓘ humans are part of, not separate from, the natural world ⓘ non-human life has value independent of human use ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
alleged misanthropy
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alleged political naivety ⓘ insufficient attention to social justice ⓘ |
| emergedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
long-term ecological perspectives
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spiritual and philosophical dimensions of ecology ⓘ |
| geographicScope | global ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | deep ecology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
biocentric equality
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deep questioning of human-nature relationship ⓘ self-realization through identification with nature ⓘ total-field image of nature ⓘ |
| hasDocument |
Deep Ecology Platform
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Eight-point Deep Ecology Platform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Arne Næss
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Bill Devall NERFINISHED ⓘ George Sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanna Macy NERFINISHED ⓘ John Seed NERFINISHED ⓘ Warwick Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
ecophilosophy
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ecosophy ⓘ environmental ethics ⓘ radical environmentalism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aldo Leopold
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Arne Næss NERFINISHED ⓘ Buddhist thought ⓘ Gandhian nonviolence ⓘ Rachel Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ Spinozan philosophy ⓘ |
| opposes | anthropocentrism ⓘ |
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