Author: Brennan, Jason

Source: Environmental Values, Volume 16, Number 4, November 2007 , pp. 513-528(16)

Publisher: White Horse Press

Abstract:

Something is wrong with the desire to dominate nature. In this paper, I explain both the causes and solution to anti-environmental attitudes within the framework of Hegel's master-slave dialectic. I argue that the master-slave dialectic (interpreted as a metaphor, rather than literally) can provide reasons against taking an attitude of domination, and instead gives reasons to seek to be worthy of respect from nature, though nature cannot, of course, respect us. I then discuss what the social and economic conditions of moving to a post-domination philosophy appear to be.

Keywords: Hegel; master-slave dialectic; metaphorical recognition; surrogate recognition; deep ecology; domination

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3197/096327107X243268

Publication date: 2007-11-01

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