Abstract
Can Indigenous ecological knowledge contribute to major debates in Western science and philosophy? I argue that it offers a 'philosophical ecology' that works synergistically with Western eco-philosophy and some streams of ecological science. This paper takes up the challenge offered by Val Plumwood: that anthropology can contribute to the work of re-situating the human. It examines an ecological philosophy of mutual benefits, and shows patterns, and a broader meta-pattem, in which life is both for itself and for others, and in which connectivity and stability are achieved through densely recursive benefits. I identify these and other contexts as areas for further dialogue.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 294-305 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | The Australian Journal of Anthropology |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 |