E-LOGOS 2025, 32(2):18-32 | DOI: 10.18267/j.e-logos.510

What is Ecophenomenology?

Petr Vaškovic
Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

Studie si klade za cíl identifikovat hlavní tematické oblasti současného ekofenomenologického výzkumu. Ukážeme, že ekofenomenologie využívá především metodologické přístupy, které buď problematizují objektivní, instrumentálně-vědecký přístup ke světu a/nebo zpochybňují izolovanost poznávajícího subjektu. Zaměříme se na ohnisko ekofenomenologického bádání, jenž je soustředěno okolo děl Husserla, Heideggera, Merleau-Pontyho a Lévinase, a v návaznosti na to identifikujeme čtyři klíčová témata ekofenomenologického bádání, a to téma přirozeného světa, techniky a bydlení na zemi, tělesnosti a etiky a tváře přírody.

Keywords: ekofenomenologie; environmentální filosofie; Husserl; Heidegger; Merleau-Ponty; Lévinas

The paper aims to identify the main thematic areas of contemporary ecophenomenological research. It will be argued that ecophenomenology primarily employs methodological approaches that either problematise the objective, instrumental-scientific approach to the world and/or question the insularity of the knowing subject. It will then be shown that contemporary ecophenomenology takes its inspiration from the work of Husserl, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty and Levinas and, following this, four key themes of ecophenomenological research will be identified, namely Husserl’s notion of the life-world, Heidegger’s thematization of technology and earthly dwelling, Merleau-Ponty’s problematisation of corporeality, and Levinas’s ethics and the related concept of the face of nature.

Keywords: ecophenomenology; environmental philosophy; Husserl; Heidegger; Merleau-Ponty; Lévinas

Received: March 3, 2025; Revised: March 3, 2025; Accepted: December 4, 2025; Prepublished online: December 25, 2025; Published: December 31, 2025  Show citation

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