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Lecturer(s)
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Vendra Maria Cristina Clorinda, Mgr. PhD.
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Course content
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1 Introduction: What is eco-phenomenology? Philosophical foundations and core principles of eco-phenomenology 2 Life, human life, post-human life, and the cosmos 3 Merleau-Ponty and the ecological features of imagination 4 Martin Heidegger and contemporary environmentalism 5 The influence of Friedrich Nietzsche?s conception of earth 6 Erazim Kohák?s theory of ecophenomenology 7 David Abram?s ecophenomenological approach to the living world 8 Eco-phenomenology and the questions of place, pandemic crisis, normative implications, sustainability
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
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Learning outcomes
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The course will provide significant insights into the sources, the concepts, and the core principles of ecophenomenology, as a combination of contemporary ecological concerns with the phenomenological method, and its relationship with the philosophy of life.
Students will be introduced to key authors and texts of the field. Moreover, they will be engaged in discussing and analyzing current ecological issues through the application of the phenomenological resources.
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Prerequisites
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reading, writing, and discussion in English
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Assessment methods and criteria
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unspecified
Evaluations of students in this course will be based on: (a) participation, which includes active discussion in class, attendance (80%), class assignments. In case of absence, the student has to communicate it and to ask the professor for any assignments or readings concerning the missed lesson. (b) An in-class presentation (5-10 minutes) (c) A final paper (2000-3000 words). Additional information will be provided at the beginning of the course.
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Recommended literature
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