Deep Sustainability as Care: A Nondual Approach to Environmental Communication
Environmental Communication January 16, 2024 Ulrika Olausson 10 citations
The essay proposes 'deep sustainability' as a philosophical orientation for environmental communication, drawing on deep ecology and a nondual ontology from perennial wisdom. It argues that countering the uncaring neoliberal order requires increasing awareness of the devastating effects of dualistic discourse. The authors advocate for a worldview of 'interbeing' rooted in the lived experience of the interconnectedness—oneness—of all life. They contend that when identity becomes all-inclusive and duality dissolves, caring for all beings arises effortlessly, with deep, lasting sustainability as the natural result.