Freya Mathews
Freya Mathews is an Australian environmental philosopher whose main work has been in the areas of ecological metaphysics and panpsychism.[1][2][3][4][5] Her current special interests are in ecological civilization; indigenous (Australian and Chinese) perspectives on "sustainability" and how these perspectives may be adapted to the context of contemporary global society; panpsychism and critique of the metaphysics of modernity; and wildlife ethics and rewilding in the context of the Anthropocene.[6][7] She is the author of several books and over seventy articles on ecological philosophy and currently holds the post of Adjunct Professor of Environmental Philosophy at La Trobe University.
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In addition to her research activities she manages a private biodiversity reserve in northern Victoria, Australia.[8] She is a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.[9]
Selected works
- The Ecological Self, Routledge, London, 1991. Reissued 1993; paperback 1994
- For Love of Matter: A Contemporary Panpsychism, SUNY Press, Albany, 2003
- Journey to the Source of the Merri, Ginninderra Press, Canberra, 2003
- Reinhabiting Reality: Towards a Recovery of Culture, SUNY Press, Albany, 2005
- Ardea: a Philosophical Novella, Punctum Books, New York, 2016
- Without Animals Life is not Worth Living, Ginninderra Press, Adelaide, 2016
See also
- Deep Ecology
- Panpsychism
- Sigurd Zienau
References
- Oppy, Graham; Trakakis, Nick (2014). History of Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand. Melbourne: Monash University Publishing. pp. 233, 568–569.
- Oppy, Graham; Trakakis, Nick (2010). A Companion to Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand. Melbourne: Monash University Publishing. pp. 22, 28, 161–164, 241–242, 335.
- Brennan, Andrew; Lo, Yeuk-Sze (2015). "Environmental Philosophy". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- Skrbina, David. "Panpsychism". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- Bonansea, Bernadine; Bruentrup, Godehard (2013). Fastiggi, Robert (ed.). "Panpsychism" (PDF). New Catholic Encyclopedia Supplement 2012-13. Ethics and Philosophy. Detroit: Gale. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- "La Trobe University Staff page". Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- "Freya Mathews". Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- "The Academy Fellows". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- "The Academy Fellows". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
Further reading
- External links
- Freya Mathews' homepage
- Kate Rigby (2006), "Minding (about) Matter: On the Eros and Anguish of Earthly Encounter." A review essay engaging with Freya Mathews' two recent titles: For Love of Matter: A Contemporary Panpsychism and Reinhabiting Reality: Towards a Recovery of Culture in Australian Humanities Review, Volume 28.
- Book Review of Reinhabiting Reality Trumpeter, Vol 24, No 3 (2008)
- Book review of For Love of Matter
- Soren Brier, "Trust in the Order of Things", review of The Ecological Self, Systems Practice, 9,4, 1996 pp 377–385
- Bonnett, M 2002, 'Education for sustainability as a frame of mind' Environmental Education Research, vol 8, no. 1, pp. 9–20
- Book review of The Ecological Self on the Panexperientialim blog
- A post on the Guide to Reality blog about The Ecological Self
- Entry on Freya Mathews in Julie Newman (ed), Green Ethics and Philosophy: an A – Z Guide, Sage, 2011
- Books
- B. Baxter, Ecologism: An Introduction (Georgetown University Press, 2000), pp 16–33, 58-79.
- E. De Jong, Spinoza and Deep Ecology: Challenging Traditional Approaches to Environmentalism (Ashgate Publishing, 2004), Ch. 3.
- J. Franklin, Corrupting the Youth: A History of Philosophy in Australia (Macleay Press, 2003), ch. 13.