Purpose:First,the article offers a critical examination of the Deweyan conception of“common faith”in the context of climate change.Second,the article explores the conceptual linkages among the Confucian conception o...Purpose:First,the article offers a critical examination of the Deweyan conception of“common faith”in the context of climate change.Second,the article explores the conceptual linkages among the Confucian conception of the human–nature unity,the Buddhist doctrine of“no-self,”and the Deweyan conception of common faith.Third,the article proposes a transformative pedagogical praxis that welcomes and embraces the pursuit of the intra-and intergenerational justice in this Anthropocene Age of climate change.Design/Approach/Methods:This study is based on a philosophical inquiry into interrelated issues concerning the cultivation of common faith in the age of climate change.Findings:The Confucian conception of a human–nature unity,the Buddhist doctrine of“noself,”and the Deweyan“common faith,”collectively in recognition of a coterminous coexistence of humans and the universe,can shed light on the development of a transformative climate pedagogy.Further,embracing a dialogical pluriversality,recognizing human fallibility,can cultivate a shared agency and ecological identity.Originality/Value:Grounded in the coterminous coexistence of humans and the universe,the conceptual linkages among the Confucian conception of the unity of humans and nature,the Buddhist doctrine of“no-self,”and the Deweyan common faith reveal the possibility of crosscultural collaboration for our interdependent future.展开更多
文摘Purpose:First,the article offers a critical examination of the Deweyan conception of“common faith”in the context of climate change.Second,the article explores the conceptual linkages among the Confucian conception of the human–nature unity,the Buddhist doctrine of“no-self,”and the Deweyan conception of common faith.Third,the article proposes a transformative pedagogical praxis that welcomes and embraces the pursuit of the intra-and intergenerational justice in this Anthropocene Age of climate change.Design/Approach/Methods:This study is based on a philosophical inquiry into interrelated issues concerning the cultivation of common faith in the age of climate change.Findings:The Confucian conception of a human–nature unity,the Buddhist doctrine of“noself,”and the Deweyan“common faith,”collectively in recognition of a coterminous coexistence of humans and the universe,can shed light on the development of a transformative climate pedagogy.Further,embracing a dialogical pluriversality,recognizing human fallibility,can cultivate a shared agency and ecological identity.Originality/Value:Grounded in the coterminous coexistence of humans and the universe,the conceptual linkages among the Confucian conception of the unity of humans and nature,the Buddhist doctrine of“no-self,”and the Deweyan common faith reveal the possibility of crosscultural collaboration for our interdependent future.
