A Biocultural Dialogue between Thoreau and Taoist Thought: Rethinking Environmental Ethics, Nature, Spirituality and Place

A fundamental question of the 21st century centers around role and place humans in their environment. Given great acceleration consumptive practices engaged 20th century, stand on brink a 6th extinction event. In order to determine our global environment, we need reflect where are what future will be—we focus habits “co-inhabitation” planet. positive negative impacts international activities, intercultural dialogues necessary for care ecology planet, one most prescient is between Eastern Western world views. While much comparative research has been conducted regarding connection American Transcendentalism Chinese ancient philosophy, relatively little philosophical work demonstrate connectivity Henry David Thoreau Taoism. Yet there are, fact, profound similarities naturalist particular This paper aimed discover manifest philosophy worldview Through this study dialogue, seek trace historical precedents dialogue explore groundwork new vision environmental awareness promote better with community co-inhabitants emphasis well-being all.