Do we really believe that we’re isolated, disconnected from the rest of the natural world? Can we care for “the environment” with such a view?
Our challenge is more than egocentrism, writes Joanna Macy. We live out anthropocentrism. Macy quotes the Australian deep ecologist: “Anthropocentrism means human chauvinism. Similar to sexism, but substitute ‘human race’ for man and ‘all other species’ for woman…” (p. 46 Coming Back to Life).
How to overcome? Macy offers guidance in reconnecting with our minds and bodies through “Practicesto Reconnect Our Lives, Our World” (Coming Back to Life).
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