Ecology and Metaphysics: Metaphysical Foundations for Ecological Thought and Action
| dc.contributor.advisor | Allen, Barry | |
| dc.contributor.author | Davidovic, Alexander | |
| dc.contributor.department | Philosophy | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-09-25T17:47:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-09-25T17:47:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis argues that process metaphysics provides a more suitable foundation for ecological thought and action than the historically dominant substance-attribute metaphysics. Chapter 1 provides a brief historical review of substance-attribute metaphysics. Chapter 2 compares substance-attribute metaphysics to process metaphysics with emphasis on its connection to ecological thought. Chapter 3 discusses the contemporary figure of the earth, Gaia, and how process metaphysics can help us understand the earth and disentangle the many conceptual difficulties of thinking ecologically. | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | Master of Philosophy (MA) | en_US |
| dc.description.degreetype | Thesis | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11375/32422 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.title | Ecology and Metaphysics: Metaphysical Foundations for Ecological Thought and Action | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |