Dalla crisi ambientale alla riscoperta del valore: salvare il pianeta per essere felici

Over the past few decades the currents of environmental ethics have multiplied, articu- lating themselves in increasingly sophisticated forms, but also showing many limitations in properly motivating human action in the face of a very complex, global and widespread responsibility problem, such as that of the environmental crisis. In the present essay, it is argued that a way out can only start from the awareness that the ecological emergency is essentially an expression of a cultural crisis, and that it is necessary to search for a solu- tion to the systemic imbalance through a profound paradigm change. In this regard, some salient aspects of the thought of A. Naess lead to a critical re-reading of the relationship between man and nature.The perspective of deep ecology focuses on the theme of human relationship and realization (and, ultimately, happiness), which are fundamental elements for undermining an economic rationality that perceives the environment only as a resour- ce to be exploited and that identifies as the primary objective of human activity the conti- nuous increase in production capacity.