Season 2, Episode 1

Laura Candiotto on Loving Nature

On this episode of Free Range, Mike Livermore is joined by Laura Candiotto, a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Pardubice in the Czech Republic. Candiotto is also the author of a recent paper titled Loving the Earth by Loving a Place. 

Episode is an appropriate teaching tool for but not limited to the following topics & courses: philosophy, environmental ethics, habitat protection

Discussion Questions

  • Is the philosophy of loving a place something that can be widely accepted by the public? What are its benefits and limitations?
  • Discuss the difference between acting locally versus globally and simultaneously loving locally versus globally. What can these actions and ways of loving look like?

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