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ecopragmatism

ecopragmatism noun: a belief that the best approach to solving ecological problems involves pragmatism.

Noun

ecopragmatism (uncountable)

  1. A belief that the best approach to solving ecological problems involves pragmatism.
    • The most successful fusion of ecopragmatism and feminism occurs in the work of J. Ronald Engel.2001, Environmental Ethics - Volume 23, Issues 1-2, page 35
    • In order to animate discussion of these provisions in the context of my ecopragmatism model, I will use the following hypothetical case.2003, Jim Chen, The Jurisdynamics of Environmental Protection, →ISBN

Examples of ecopragmatism in a sentence

  • Engel's eloquent intellectual, religious, and politically involved ecopragmatism is closely allied with ecofeminist feminism, but he, too, lacks an explicitly feminist analysis.2011, Mary Jo Deegan, Self, War, and Society: George Herbert Mead's Macrosociology, →ISBN:
  • I'm also the author of a book on ecopragmatism, called Whole Earth Discipline, that Friese quotes approvingly.2014 June 4, Stewart Brand, “Back From the Brink: Should we use cloning to save endangered species?”, in Slate Magazine:

Origin of ecopragmatism

Coined in 1999 by Daniel A. Farber as eco- + pragmatism

Questions about ecopragmatism

What does ecopragmatism mean?
Ecopragmatism means a belief that the best approach to solving ecological problems involves pragmatism.
How do you use ecopragmatism in a sentence?
Engel's eloquent intellectual, religious, and politically involved ecopragmatism is closely allied with ecofeminist feminism, but he, too, lacks an explicitly feminist analysis.
What part of speech is ecopragmatism?
Ecopragmatism is a noun.

Words near ecopragmatism in the dictionary

  1. ecopopulism
  2. ecopopulist
  3. ecopopulists
  4. ecoporn
  5. ecopornography
  6. ecopragmatism
  7. ecopreneur
  8. ecopreneurial
  9. ecopreneurs
  10. ecopreneurship
  11. ecoprotection

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