Module Six Discussion – Discussion Group 1
Please respond to the prompt below: Describe three specific (i.e. actual concrete examples, not abstract ideas or attitudes) behaviors you would have to change in your own life if you were to conform to the principles of Deep Ecology. Explain why you will or will not...
Module Six Contemplative Reflection
Leopold talks of "thinking like a mountain". This week's reflective exercise is a shortened, adapted version of a practice called the Council of All Beings (you can read about this practice here: http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/Joanna%20Macy.htm (Links to an...
Module Five Discussion – Discussion Group 1
Complete the two parts of the discussion assignment for this module in your discussion group. The task is to respond to the question below, and then to engage with the responses of others: 1."The root cause even of physical and ecological problems are the inner...
Module Four Contemplative Reflection
The Plum Tree. Below is an another extract from Satish Kumar's book (recall the 'sewing machine' story last week). In this extract, he writes about an interaction he had with his wise but illiterate mother (who followed the Jain religion) during his childhood in...
Module Three Contemplative Reflection
This week, contemplatively explore the realm of how we relate to nature. First, do a mindfulness exercise to get your mind and body more focused and relaxed. Then wherever you are, take five to ten minutes to look around or walk around. Look for 'clues' about the way...
Module 3 Quiz
Score for this attempt: 17 out of 20 Submitted Feb 1 at 6:32pm This attempt took 5 minutes. Question 1 1 / 1 pts Merchant thinks that the innovations in thinking that Bacon oversaw were beneficial to nature, women and the lower classes of society. True Correct!...
Module Three Discussion – Discussion Group 1
Let's think about 'progress'. To give you some context for this discussion, remember the guiding questions for this course: What is a human being? What is our place in the environment? Are we a part of nature, or apart from nature What is our appropriate role in...
Module 2 Quiz
Question 1 0 / 1 pts Nasr thinks man treats nature more as a prostitute than an as married woman because: You Answered Man recognizes that nature is amoral - that is, without any moral sense Man knows nature is untamed and wild and does not abide by societal rules ...
Module Two Discussion – Discussion Group 1
For your discussion assignments from now on, you have been placed into a discussion group with five other students. For this week's reading, choose one argument that you strongly agreed with from any of the three articles, and one argument that you most...
Module Two Contemplative Reflection
One of the themes of this week's readings has been the question of connectedness with, and alienation from, nature. In your contemplative exercise this week, I encourage you to engage in this area. Below are a couple of suggestions for practices you might like to try....