{"id":152,"date":"2023-01-14T10:58:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-14T09:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eebs.dk\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2025-10-20T17:40:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T15:40:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eebs.dk\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Welcome to EnvironmentalEthics<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Nurturing Wisdom for Today\u2019s Challenges<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">At\u00a0<strong>EnvironmentalEthics<\/strong>, we embark on a journey that unites\u00a0<strong>ancient insight with modern responsibility<\/strong>. Rooted in philosophy, yet open to the sciences and social realities of our time, we seek to cultivate a wisdom that speaks across centuries\u2014from the reflections of Thales and the Stoics to the crises of the twenty-first century.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Today\u2019s world faces converging challenges: ecological degradation, climate upheaval, social fragmentation, and geopolitical tension. These are not merely political or technical issues; they are symptoms of a deeper spiritual and philosophical disorientation. To confront them requires not only innovation, but\u00a0<strong>renewed understanding of what it means to live well, think clearly, and act justly<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We draw inspiration from the\u00a0<strong>Stoics<\/strong>, whose teachings on resilience, virtue, and harmony with nature remain profoundly relevant; from\u00a0<strong>Plato and Aristotle<\/strong>, who sought balance between the rational, ethical, and civic dimensions of life; and from\u00a0<strong>modern thinkers<\/strong>\u2014from Spinoza to Arendt, from Jung to Bateson\u2014who reimagined the human being as a relational and ecological participant in a living world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This philosophical heritage meets contemporary disciplines:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Psychology <\/strong>helps us explore the inner roots of fear, aggression, and empathy that shape collective action.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Anthropology <\/strong>reminds us that cultures are not fixed but evolving responses to the Earth\u2019s rhythms and crises.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Political and ethical philosophy <\/strong>\u00a0illuminate how governance, justice, and environmental stewardship are inseparable dimensions of the same moral vision.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The ongoing conflicts and divisions across nations call us to rediscover a cosmopolitan ethos\u2014what the Stoics called\u00a0<em>oikei\u00f4sis<\/em>, the widening sense of belonging that extends from self to family, community, and finally to the whole human family and the Earth itself. In this light,\u00a0<strong>geopolitics becomes ethics in practice<\/strong>, testing whether we can live as participants rather than competitors in a shared world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Environmental Ethics seeks dialogue, not dogma; reflection that leads to action; and scholarship that nourishes compassion. Our work unfolds through essays, discussions, and collaborations across borders and disciplines, guided by the belief that <strong>to understand the world is to care for it<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As you explore our pages, may you find not only knowledge but also inspiration\u2014to live and think in ways that restore coherence between humanity, nature, and the sacred rhythm of being.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Head of Association<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Sonja Haugaard Christensen<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Master of Arts (Philosophy)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>EnvironmentalEthics<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/eebs.dk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/eebs.dk\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761060776865000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2kqnrKRFGAvWONoLPX35Gq\">eebs.dk<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">CVR: 40213562<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Facebook Communities<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/823303388105584\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/823303388105584\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761060776865000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0LvP9_u7uWhpLCyCHkXVBT\">Philosophical Forum \u2013 Philosophy of Nature<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eebalticsearegion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eebalticsearegion\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1761060776865000&amp;usg=AOvVaw04cEW6VbuO9RiclJ6hApEw\">Environmental Ethics \u2013 Baltic Sea Region<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 0.1875rem; background-color: transparent;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to EnvironmentalEthics Nurturing Wisdom for Today\u2019s Challenges At\u00a0EnvironmentalEthics, we embark on a journey that unites\u00a0ancient insight with modern responsibility. 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