Caritas et veritas 2024, 14(1):75-87 | DOI: 10.32725/cetv.2024.008
The Ontological Status of Nature in the Era of Humanity
- Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Teologická fakulta, Katedra teologických věd, Kněžská 8, 370 01 České Budějovice
The text deals with the environmental crisis and how human culture can evolve regarding its attitude to the status of nature. Its aim is to consider how the status of nature can be adequately and justifiably characterised in the Anthropocene era, and this against the backdrop of postmodern changes in their relevant historical lines and perspectives. In this context, the Christian concept cannot be overlooked. The method is chronological concerning historical connections, yet the basic epistemological line is theoretical-systematic, hermeneutical, and based in synthesis. Regarding the issue of nature’s autonomy, subject of reflection are the limits of a strictly specialist scientific discourse in relation to the complexity of the ongoing environmental crisis. The text aims to present ideas that may be inspiring for further work on the matter.
Keywords: status of nature, environmental crisis, progress, anthropocentrism, Christianity, Anthropocene, technological reduction, sustainability and sustainable development
Received: January 9, 2024; Revised: March 4, 2024; Accepted: March 29, 2024; Prepublished online: October 15, 2024; Published: October 17, 2024 Show citation
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