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Deep Ecology in the Perspective of Whitehead’s Process Philosophy

Xiaoyi Shi

Guangxi Vocational and Technical Institute of Industry, Nanning, Guangxi, China.

*Corresponding author: Xiaoyi Shi

Published: June 28,2023

Abstract

Whitehead's process philosophy describes the world as an organic world of process and rheology, and the whole universe is an organic system formed by the interconnection and inclusion of various events and realities. Nature, society, mind and even the whole universe are in the process of creativity, and the whole world presents the characteristics of a dynamic absolute movement. Base on the perspective of Whitehead's process philosophy to explore the contemporary ecological problems, it is found that Whitehead advocates a deeper ecological point of view, that is, to affirm the intrinsic value of nature, to indicate that in the face of ecological problems, we should change the concept of nature and the way of life, and to provide a theoretical basis for the harmonious unity of human and nature and the abandonment of anthropocentrism. At the same time, it provides a new way for human beings to deal with the relationship between human and nature.

Keywords

Reality, Process, The intrinsic value of nature, Deep ecology

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How to cite this paper

Deep Ecology in the Perspective of Whitehead’s Process Philosophy

How to cite this paper: Xiaoyi Shi. (2023) Deep Ecology in the Perspective of Whitehead’s Process Philosophy. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science7(5), 922-926.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.05.008