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Rethinking Relationships: A Critique of the Concept of Progress

Gandhi, Anandi
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1271348502

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2010, Master of Arts, University of Toledo, Philosophy.
I focus on a critique of the concept of progress that dominates human interaction and relationships with the non-human world. The aspects of progress I deal with are largely based on Kant’s theory of progress, the ideology of globalization, and a hierarchy between man, the environment and women. These aspects of progress are critiqued by ecofeminism, deep ecology, and eco-movements which argue for a rethinking of human relationships with the environment and women especially in agrarian communities in India. The critique delineates alternate modes of interaction with the environment that challenge hierarchies and promote recognition of humans as within the environment rather than outside it. Eco-movements help deconstruct the gap between theory and action. I argue that change is required at several levels, but most importantly change needs to come from the bottom of the social setup and move upwards which is exemplified through the example of the genetically modified Bt Brinjal seed debate and the seed saving movement, Navdanya.
Ashley Pryor (Committee Chair)
Benjamin Pryor (Committee Member)
Ammon Allred (Committee Member)
87 p.
Agriculture; Philosophy; Sociology
Progress; Deep Ecology; Ecofeminism; Globalization; Bt Brinjal, Bt Cotton

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  • Gandhi, A. (2010). Rethinking Relationships: A Critique of the Concept of Progress [Master's thesis, University of Toledo]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1271348502

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Gandhi, Anandi. Rethinking Relationships: A Critique of the Concept of Progress. 2010. University of Toledo, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1271348502.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Gandhi, Anandi. "Rethinking Relationships: A Critique of the Concept of Progress." Master's thesis, University of Toledo, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1271348502

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