Essays about: "ecological philosophy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 essays containing the words ecological philosophy.

1. 1. Dark Ecology: Obscurities Illuminated

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nadja Gollbo; [2024]
   Keywords : dark ecology; object-oriented ontology; internal critique; political theory; speculative realism; ecological philosophy; environmental issues;

   Abstract : This study investigates “dark ecology” – an ecological theory formulated by Timothy Morton, based on an object-oriented ontology and claimed to offer a new perspective on how humans can and should coexist with other “objects” in the world in a better, less hostile way. Dark ecology is a critique of both an anthropocentric and a biocentric worldview, aiming to erase the dichotomy between human/nature and subject/object. READ MORE

3. 2. Quarry Stories - Architecture through Narrative Exploration

   University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

   Author : Anastasia Bos; Lycke Förell; [2023]
   Keywords : Book; Exhibition; Post-humanism; Limestone; Quarry; Storytelling; Narrative; Landscape; Exploration; Non-human;

   Abstract : This book, Quarry Stories - Architecture through Narrative Exploration, collects the process and proposals of our thesis, responding to the question: How can critical post-humanist philosophy, using stories as a tool, enhance our understanding of architecture and activate narratives in limestone quarries? We view the limestone quarries on Gotland as an example of humans’ relationship with nature: we take what we want and leave. Although significant for the industry, the quarries are troublesome from an ecological perspective. READ MORE

4. 3. The Revolution of Skill Acquisition in Sports: Comparing Linear and Non-Linear Pedagogical Methods to Teach Adolescents the Wide Receiver Stance and Start in American Football

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Frederik Nielsen; [2023]
   Keywords : non-linear pedagogy; ecological dynamics; differential learning; deliberate practice; traditional learning; American football; Adolescents; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the last decade, the philosophy behind deliberate practice and traditional learning methods have received criticism for the limitations as a learning method. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of linear and non-linear pedagogical methods for teaching the wide receiver stance and start to adolescents. READ MORE

5. 4. Produktivitet vid skotning av olika grundyteuttag i volymblädning

   University essay from SLU/School for Forest Management

   Author : Max Hedlund; Anton Jernberg; [2022]
   Keywords : hyggesfritt; skogsbruk; tidsstudie; blädning;

   Abstract : Intresset för hyggesfria skogsskötselmetoder har ökat i Sverige och Skogsstyrelsen ska verka för ökad kunskap och ökade arealer skog som bedrivs med hyggesfritt skogsbruk. För att kunna öka arealerna som bedrivs med hyggesfritt skogsbruk behövs kunskap och underlag om prestationer och kostnader för maskiner vid hyggesfria skogsbruksmetoder. READ MORE

6. 5. Getting in Touch With Seaweed : Exploring a Non-Exploitative Relationship With a More-Than-Human Actor Through Design Research

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Anna Marie Schröder; [2022]
   Keywords : seaweed; ecology; posthumanist design; more-than-human ethics; multispecies philosophy; interaction design; design-based research;

   Abstract : Through human over-exploitation of nature, more and more ocean species approach ecological tipping points. On the other hand, more and more people suffer from climate anxiety. This thesis study explored an alternative relationship between humans and marine seaweed species through design research. READ MORE