Table of Contents
Contributors

World Philosophies and the Environment: An Introduction
Franlu Vulliermet (Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Kristien Hens (Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Too far gone?
What is the environment?
Non-dualism and relationality in different traditions
Doing philosophy differently
Overview of the chapters
References

Goodbye Descartes? Introducing Japanese Environmental Philosophy in the first bachelor's philosophy curriculum
Kristien Hens (Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Franlu Vulliermet (Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Belgium)
The Backstory
The Course
Lessons learned and future prospects
References

From Epistemic Injustice to Ethical Enrichment: Insights from Yoga and Synthetic Biology
Varsha Aravind Paleri (Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Introduction
Epistemic injustice, appropriation, and loss of intrinsic values
Yoga – The Ethics of Knowing: Beyond Cultural Commodification
From abstraction to attunement: The ethics of knowing with ethical responsibility
Ethical Blind Spots in SynBio: What Applied Ethics Misses Without Indigenous Knowledge
Conclusion
References

The Catch-22 of The Logocentric Box and The Daoist Antidote. A Daoistic Perspective on Language, Knowledge, Technology, and Nature
Priscilla Van Even (Meaningful Interactions Lab, KU Leuven, Belgium)
Kevin Vanhaelewijn (Independent artist and researcher, Belgium)
Making the impossible possible with technè
The Epistemological Trap and the Logocentric Box
Academic logocentrism and The Living World
Daoist paradox: questioning language and form
The Daoistic Garden: farming as a way of being
Reconnecting with Nature in a Logocentric World
Wu Wei in the Daoist Garden
R(h)e(torical) Connection with Nature
Assimilation and the Illusion of Epistemic Diversity and Decolonization
Beyond the Logocentric (Chapter) Box
Bibliography

Myth Lights the Way
Brian Steer (Independent researcher, Belgium)
Introduction: The Way of Myth
Concepts and the embodiment of ontology
Process and Systems
Re-imagining our cultural conception of being
Cultural psychology: The Myth of Self
Cultural pluralism
Relationality
Mythical Re-Awakenings
Summary: A space for re-orientation
In closing
Postscript
Bibliography / Resources For Further Reading

Re-thinking plant ethics with Dogen
Manon Paredis (Department of Philosophy, University of Antwerp, Belgium)
Introduction
Plant neurobiology and moral extensionism
The Buddhahood of plants and trees
Sketching the discussion
Dogen's contribution and non-dualist ontology
Connecting Dogen and plant studies
Conclusion
References

The Centipede and the Snakes: Zhuangzi, Perspectival Anthropocentrism and Multispecies Thinking
Laÿna Drosz (Sustainable Society Design Center, Tokyo University, Japan)
Kai-Yuan Cheng (Institute of Philosophy of Mind and Cognition, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan)
Introduction
Zhuangzi's insights
The centipede and the snake
Mirror
Mr. Tai
Multispecies thinking
Understanding: Perspectival anthropocentrism
Practice: Multispecies needs and agency
Conclusion
References

Oneness, Non-duality, and the Self in Nature and Us. Reading Kitaro Nishida in the Age of More-than-Human Turn
Masahiro Terada (Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan)
Japanese Philosophy or Japanese Western Philosophy? Kitaro Nishida and An Inquiry into the Good
The Self in Nature: Pure Experience and the Unifying Force
Nothingness in the Origin of the Self: Infinite Regress and the Beginning of the Universe
The Self and the Good in Nature: Unifying Force and Will
Oneness, Non-duality, and the “Self” in Nature and Us
Acknowledgements
References

Becoming the Enso. Zen and the art of Critical Zone morality
Tom Hannes (University of Eindhoven, Netherlands)
A challenge and a gestalt shift
Blue Marble and its discontents
An empty icon
Relationality: the domain of Critical Zone morality
Assuming one's position: mesocosmetics
Volition: arousing the moral impulse
Condition: morality as practice
Conclusion
References

The Role of Indigenous Environmental Ethics of the Oromo People of Ethiopia in Sustainable Development.
Taye Birhanu Taressa (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia)
Introduction
Indigenous Environmental Ethic and Indigenous Environmental Ethics
Sustainable Development
Environmental Policy
Anthropocentrism
Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Development
The Five Aspects of Oromo Indigenous Environmental Ethics
Oromo Indigenous Environmental Ethics and Respect for Nature
Animal Rights in Indigenous Oromo Environmental Ethics
Protection of Natural Forest in Indigenous Oromo Environmental Ethics
Protection of Wildlife in Indigenous Oromo Environmental Ethics
Water Ethic in Indigenous Oromo Environmental Ethics
Preservation of Biodiversity in Indigenous Oromo Environmental Ethics
The Need to Revisit the Conventional Definition of Sustainable Development
The Major Pillars of Oromo Indigenous Environmental Ethics
Limitations of Oromo Indigenous Environmental Ethics
Conclusion
References

Rethinking the Essence of Our Humanity from the Point of View and Perspective of African Cultures
Godfrey B. Tangwa (University of Yaounde I, Cameroon)
Introduction
The Limits of Current Responses to Pandemics and Wars
Industrialized Western Culture has led the World into a Dangerous Cul-de-Sac
The Consequences of Western Leadership in a Globalized World
The Waning of Hippocratic Ethics and the Commodification of Global Health
Ethics and Ethical Heresies in Modernity
Ethical Orthodoxy: Revisiting the Foundations
Traditional Medicine: A Parallel but Marginalized System
The Apostles (Apostates) of Ethical Heresies
Conclusion
References

When Nature Calls: Language, Biodiversity and Icons in Western Amazonia
Austin Howard (Florida State University, USA)
An iconic feature of Language
A changing Amazonia
Future Horizons of Amazonian Ideophone Research in San Martín, Perú
Neoteny and Ideophony
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References