Toward a Harmonic Relationship between Humans and Nature
We are living in an era in which the world is being turned into an object to be exploited and nature into a storehouse. From environmental pollution and deforestation to toxic waste and the depletion of resources, the Earth is in trouble and we need to act. To address this environmental crisis, I pr...
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| description | We are living in an era in which the world is being turned into an object to be exploited and nature into a storehouse. From environmental pollution and deforestation to toxic waste and the depletion of resources, the Earth is in trouble and we need to act. To address this environmental crisis, I propose to recover early Confucian philosophy because it can be used to develop a more desirable way of interacting with the environment. Confucian philosophy conceives a kind of humanism that promotes a harmonious relationship between people and nature. Thus, this article attempts to describe a distinctive attitude towards nature and the role of humans that we can find in early Confucianism as a way of rethinking our current ecological concerns.
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| spelling | doaj.art-28357c21277a4b838bb8fb378e251d0c2023-09-07T21:06:00ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Asian Studies2232-51312350-42262023-09-0111310.4312/as.2023.11.3.129-147Toward a Harmonic Relationship between Humans and NatureGloria Luque-Moya0University of Málaga, SpainWe are living in an era in which the world is being turned into an object to be exploited and nature into a storehouse. From environmental pollution and deforestation to toxic waste and the depletion of resources, the Earth is in trouble and we need to act. To address this environmental crisis, I propose to recover early Confucian philosophy because it can be used to develop a more desirable way of interacting with the environment. Confucian philosophy conceives a kind of humanism that promotes a harmonious relationship between people and nature. Thus, this article attempts to describe a distinctive attitude towards nature and the role of humans that we can find in early Confucianism as a way of rethinking our current ecological concerns. https://journals.uni-lj.si/as/article/view/13339CosmosharmonyConfuciusDaoTianTianxia |
| spellingShingle | Gloria Luque-Moya Toward a Harmonic Relationship between Humans and Nature Asian Studies Cosmos harmony Confucius Dao Tian Tianxia |
| title | Toward a Harmonic Relationship between Humans and Nature |
| title_full | Toward a Harmonic Relationship between Humans and Nature |
| title_fullStr | Toward a Harmonic Relationship between Humans and Nature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toward a Harmonic Relationship between Humans and Nature |
| title_short | Toward a Harmonic Relationship between Humans and Nature |
| title_sort | toward a harmonic relationship between humans and nature |
| topic | Cosmos harmony Confucius Dao Tian Tianxia |
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