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The Ecological Self - Deep Ecology as a Foundational Framework for Human Destiny and Sustainable Welfare
This review article posits that the contemporary crises of environmental degradation and social anomie are rooted in a pervasive anthropocentric worldview. It argues that the philosophy of Deep Ecology, pioneered by Arne Naess, offers not merely a policy adjustment but a fundamental reorientation of human consciousness and identity from a narrow, egoic self (the ‘ego-self’) to a expansive, ecological self (the ‘Ecological Self’). This shift is presented as the critical fulcrum upon which a genuinely sustainable and welfare-oriented human destiny hinges.
Rohit Kumar Pal