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Exploring the Boundaries of Nature: A Reflective Dialogue on the Environment
This workshop considered new ways of exploring human relationships to the environment. To do so, it hosted dialogue among participants from diverse communities: science, business, government, media, philosophy, psychology and education. Rather than assessing the science of global environmental change, this workshop explored impediments to common understanding between disciplines represented and sought to define common issues in each community’s relationship to the environment.
Keywords: community; ecosystems; human interactions; solutions; climate variability and change, land use change
The purpose of the workshop is to bring together experts from a diverse range of communities to consider new ways of exploring our relationship to the environment. We will use psychological and philosophical perspectives to aid in creating a new forum for dialogue among five communities, often functioning in separation:
• science
• business
• government
• media
• education.
In this workshop we will not assess the science of global environmental change, but understand and explore impediments to reaching a consensus view among the five communities. Most importantly we propose to explore common issues of each community’s relationship to the environment. Past approaches to understanding this dilemma in communication have come from disciplines such as political science, economics and sociology. Yet we believe there is usefulness in looking at the fundamental psychological and philosophical dimensions of this dilemma. The workshop brings together representatives from each of the five communities, and will explore our values and relationship to the environment and our differing ways in conveying these experiences across community boundaries. Through focused awareness on how we talk about our experiences we hope to establish new directions in crossing boundaries among the five communities.
Workshop Agenda
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Day 1August 14, 2006
11:00 am Discussion
5:00 pm Reflections on Connecting to Nature Presented by Stephen Bennett Moderated by Galin McGowan
Day 2August 15, 2006
1:30 pm Reflections on the Previous Day Presented by Kathleen Dean Moore Moderated by Anthony Socci
4:00 pm Our Connection with Nature
Day 3August 16, 2006
9:00 am Nature Must Not Lose, but Cannot Win Presented by Galin McGowan Moderated by Stephen Bennett
10:30 am Language and the Perception of Nature Presented by David Abram Moderated by Stephen Bennett
11:00 am Discussion Moderated by Stephen Bennett
2:15 pm Partnerships with Nature Presented by Carolyn Merchant Moderated by Mary Evelyn Tucker
2:45 pm Discussion Moderated by Mary Evelyn Tucker
6:00 pm Walter Orr Roberts Memorial Public Lecture: Making Space for Wonder: Science and the Sensory Experience of Nature Presented by David Abram
Day 4August 17, 2006
9:00 am Using Story to Reconnect with Nature Presented by Kathleen Dean Moore Moderated by David Abram
11:00 am Discussion
1:30 pm Bridging the Worlds of Science and Journalism Presented by Nancy Baron Moderated by Marilyn Weiner
7:00 pm Film Discussion
Day 5August 18, 2006
8:30 am Reflections on the Previous Day
9:00 am Nature and the World of Education Presented by David Orr Moderated by Carolyn Merchant
9:30 am Public Environmental Values Presented by Tony Leiserowitz Moderated by Carolyn Merchant
1:30 pm The Making of Journey to Planet Earth Presented by Hal Weiner, Marilyn Weiner Moderated by Donald Williams
3:00 pm Break-Out Groups on Images
Day 6August 19, 2006
8:30 am Round Table Discussion with ACES Interns Moderated by David Orr
10:00 am Images of Nature Moderated by Mitchell Thomashow
Organizers
Donald Williams
Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts
Jungian Psychoanalyst/ Vice President
Event Co-ChairAttendees
Office of Senator Ken Salazar
University of North Texas
Gore Range Natural Science School
Yale University
Oregon State University
Oberlin College
Intelligent Energy
Pacifica Graduate Institute
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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