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Environmental philosophy

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environmental psychologya branch of psychology that explores the relationship between humans and the external world.
environmental social sciencethe broad, transdisciplinary study of interrelations between humans and the natural environment.
environmental ethicsnoun(ethics) The branch of ethics that examines questions of moral right and wrong relating to the management, protection, or endangerment of the natural environment.
social ecologynounThe study of relationships between people and their environment, especially the interdependence of people, collectives and institutions.
human ecologyan interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary study of the relationship between humans and their natural, social, and built environments.
political ecologythe study of the relationships between political, economic and social factors with environmental issues and changes.
environmental resource managementEnvironmental resource management or environmental management is the management of the interaction and impact of human societies on the environment.
environmental studies(EVS or EVST) a multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment.
environmental historythe study of human interaction with the natural world over time, emphasising the active role nature plays in influencing human affairs and vice versa.
ecological anthropologya sub-field of anthropology and is defined as the "study of cultural adaptations to environments".
ecosophynounEcological philosophy, particularly of the type associated with the deep ecology movement.
environmental protectionnounThe practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations and governments.
ecopsychologynoun(psychology) A form of psychology based on integration with the natural world rather than with society.
cultural ecologynoun(geography) A geographic approach that emphasizes human-environment relationships.
philosophy of sciencenoun(philosophy, uncountable) The study of the assumptions, foundations, and implications of science, including such questions as what distinguishes science from non-science, what are the aims of science, or what is a successful scientific explanation of a phenomenon.
natural philosophynoun(historical) The objective study of nature in the widest sense; science or the protoscience that led to it; (later especially) physics.
environmentalismnoun(politics) A political and social ideology that seeks to prevent the environment from degradation by human activity.
social ontologya branch of ontology.
climate ethics
metaphysicsnoun(philosophy, uncountable) The branch of philosophy which studies fundamental principles intended to describe or explain all that is, and which are not themselves explained by anything more fundamental; the study of first principles; the study of being insofar as it is being (Latin: ens in quantum ens).

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