ecophilosophy
ecophilosophy is the alternative form of ecosophy.
Meaning of ecosophy
Noun
ecosophy (countable and uncountable, plural ecosophies)
- Ecological philosophy, particularly of the type associated with the deep ecology movement.
- […] ecosophy argues that an individual should act in such a way as to “do as little harm as possible.” The “oath” of those committed to ecosophy closely parallels that of medical doctors: Above all else do no harm.1996, Donald T. Wells, Environmental Policy: A Global Perspective for the Twenty-first Century, →ISBN
Forms of ecophilosophy
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Origin of ecophilosophy
From eco- + philosophy.
Questions about ecophilosophy
- What is ecophilosophy the alternative form of?
- Ecophilosophy is the alternative form of ecosophy.
Words near ecophilosophy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: ecophilosophy (page history and authors); ecosophy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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