deep ecology
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of deep ecology
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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“It was a great time to explore this whole idea of deep ecology, just the planet Earth and its future. That’s when we really dove into it deeply.”
From Seattle Times • Jul. 8, 2023
His beliefs were rooted in deep ecology, which challenges assumptions of human dominance and argues that other species are just as significant.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022
They advocated a different philosophy, known as deep ecology, which holds that nature has inherent value, not just in its utility to people.
From New York Times • Sep. 28, 2022
Naess thought of deep ecology as a movement promoting a radical new worldview that contrasted sharply with the traditional view that valued nature only as a means to human ends.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
The experience of following the oil's progress through the ecosystem is a kind of crash course in deep ecology.
From The Guardian • Jun. 18, 2010
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