Abstract

This essay delves into the complex, interdisciplinary philosophy of Pierre Rabhi. Unlike the dominant strains of humanism, inherited from the Renaissance and the Enlightenment and which permeate the work of others, Rabhi’s decentered, ecocentric humanism goes beyond by his inclusion of the entire biotic community of life. Moreover, Rabhi’s engaged humanism redefines the term “consciousness” to include concrete actions in defense of an imperiled planet. Deriving inspiration from the Amerindian legend of the hummingbird and the armadillo in La Part du Colibri, the philosopher convincingly asserts that true change occurs when all of us “do our small part.”

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