Of the Role of Spinoza's Ethics in Environmental Commitment: Spinoza and the Ecosophy T of Arne Naess

The ontology laid out by Spinoza in his Ethics contributes to the formulation of ecological ontologies; in other words, philosophies of being that allow both for scientific developments in biology (ecology) and so-called environmental ethics. They reform morality in light of these developments and the criticism of anthropocentrism (in its moral aspect) that accompanies them. Delving into "deep ecology," an environmental movement that assigns a structuring role to philosophy through the development of ecosophy, this article argues that the Ecosophy T of the leader of this movement, Arne Naess, is an ecological interpretation or reconstruction of Spinoza's Ethics.