Reflection on Nature and Earthly Dwelling (original) (raw)

2021, College of Dupage/Palgrave

In conversation with the eco-philosophical scholarship ofMichael Bonnett and David Jardine, this essay works to further the discussion concerning the fate ofthe earth as it is bound inextricably with the future ofeducation. It analyzes the de-centered, post-humanist phenomenological subject. It presents the notion of “eco-pedagogy” in relation to a view of education that demonstrates a respect for the Earth and the unfolding of the “integrated curriculum of life.” It argues for nature as a “self arising” and value-laden phenomenon that instills in us a sense of awe and respect that grounds and guides our response to nature’s address, communicated in the reticence ofits sway and unfolding, within which we are integral participants. It concludes with a poetic discussion of dwelling that attunes us to the lessons that nature might teach, as evidenced in the intimate conversations to be had, not in the classroom, but on a dense forest path in communion with nature.

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