About the Journal
The Journal of "Eco-anthropoholism" is a multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed, open-access journal that is published online by Gnosi Press twice a year (in December and June), beginning its first issue in December 2023. The Journal of “Eco-anthropoholism” serves as an interdisciplinary platform for the exchange of theoretical and applied research, as well as critical evaluations and assessments pertaining to the expansive domain of environmental ethics within the tenants of eco-anthropoholism ethics.
The concept of "eco-anthropoholism," formerly referred to as "anthropoholism," was developed by Samuel Akpan Bassey, a Nigerian philosopher with expertise in the field of environmental studies, in 2019. The term "eco-anthropo-holism" is a composite of three distinct terms, namely "ecology," "anthropocentricism," and "holism." Thus, eco-anthropocentrism tried to solve the problem of the apparent conflict between “anthropocentrism” and “non-anthropocentric/holistic ethics” in ecological discussion by pushing for a balanced approach that brings these seemingly opposite points of view together. This moderate approach embraces the notion of "weak anthropocentricism", a subset of "anthropocentrism" that pertains to human obligations and value systems necessarily geared towards environmental conservation. Eco-anthropocentrism argues that all ethical frameworks, such as biocentrism, ecocentrism, and land ethics, need human "obligations" and "value systems" in order for people to adhere to them. These obligations and value systems are intrinsically anthropocentric since they originate from and for humans. Thus, the concept of "weak anthropocentricism" is a necessary requirement for environmental conservation.
Additionally, eco-anthropoholism incorporates the "live and let live" mindset, which is firmly grounded in African communitarian philosophy and represents both holistic and non-anthropocentric ethics. Thus, the idea of eco-anthropoholism is a philosophical concept that posits that human beings are inherently interconnected with the natural world and hence cannot survive in isolation from their environment. Specific areas of interest for the journal include:
- Epistemology and the Ethics of Eco-anthropoholism
• Metaphysics (Ontology) and the Ethics of Eco-anthropoholism
• Logic and the ethics of Eco-anthropoholism
• Aesthetics and the ethics of Eco-anthropoholism
• Ethics of Eco-anthropoholism and Human Society
• Ethics of Eco-anthropoholism and Animal Rights
• Natural resource management and the ethics of Eco-anthropoholism
• Ethics of Eco-anthropoholism and Animal Rights
• Religion and the ethics of Eco-anthropoholism
• Worldviews and the ethics of Eco-anthropoholism
