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Philosophy

Environmental Ethics and the Deep Ecology Movement

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The term 'deep ecology' was coined by Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess in 1973 to contrast with 'shallow ecology', which only addresses pollution and resource depletion for human benefit.

Why this is interesting

We often think of protecting the environment for future generations—but what if nature has rights that exist entirely independent of human interests?