Deep Ecology Summary - Mark

This article presents a new branch of study called Deep Ecology. According to Dr. Capra, deep ecology is different from shallow ecology because it does not separate humans or anything else from the nature environment; “It sees the world not as a collection of isolated objects, but as a network of phenomena that are fundamentally interconnected and interdependent.” Capra suggests that perhaps the atom is not only composed of electrical particles but also a “soul” since it “cannot be weighted or measured in accepted ways.” Later, scientists such as Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Werner Heisenberg, and more help to overcome the assumption against the revolutionary concepts that resulted in “The Paradigm Shift” in Capra’s term. The overly intelligence words scientists use to explain the revolutionary concepts are later made understandable to common man; which has impacted everyone through the increasing environmental practices of recycling and conservation. Furthermore, Capra also links diverse elements in a complex world through the idea called “web of life”; he notes that less advanced brothers are helped in their evolutionary journeys by the higher evolved brother although the help may not be noticed. This supports the ancient saying that “Nature unaided fails.” It points out the ways like good teachers do and then it’s up to the learners to make the progress. In this model of the new reality, women are also brought into attention. Women have the kind of power that can keep peace and harmony within a large society. They tend to emphasize the “heart doctrine” and men as the “head doctrine.” In the end, the definition of “life” remains indefinable because it always changes and progresses.