International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
Editors: A/Prof John Lidstone, Queensland University of Technology and Prof Joseph P. Stoltman, Western Michigan University
Book Review Editor: Dr Sarah Witham Bednarz, Texas A & M University
Editorial Assistant: Donna Bennett, Australia
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Volume: 11 Number: 1 Page: 63–67
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Returning to What Matters: Daoist Lessons for Ecofeminisms
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Sharon Rowe
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Our current environmental dilemma results from the continuing choices we make that promote overproduction and waste. These choices reflect the high value we place upon our human comfort and our belief that
the material world is available to serve that comfort. This consumer-driven model assumes humans hold a privileged position in the world and that, by virtue of that privilege, have a right to use any and
all the things of nature to service their ends. It is central to both Daoism and ecofeminism that this view is wrongheaded, that it results from a limited perspective and that it needs to be changed if
humans are to live full, satisfying and sustainable lives. Both philosophies present themselves as alternatives that can encourage better choices and thus a better quality of life not just for humans, but
for the other things that share this earth.
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