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Inspired by Arne Næss’ writings on ecology, this paper explores his viewpoint about the necessity of a Deep Ecological approach and the need to take a personal ecosophical position. According to Næss, deep ecology is proceeding in two directions; it is trying to bring about a change and it is trying to develop an alternative philosophy called “eco philosophy”. While eco philosophy is a descriptive science without fundamental postulates about values, ecosophy includes the development and eliciting of norms. Arne Næss invites everybody to work out their own individual ecosophy, by which he means a philosophy of ecological harmony. This kind of sophia or wisdom is normative and contains value priorities as well as norms.
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Ims, K. (2015). Deep Ecology and Personal Responsibility. In: Zsolnai, L. (eds) The Spiritual Dimension of Business Ethics and Sustainability Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11677-8_5
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