Generalization without universalization: Towards an agroecology theory
| Autor: | Michael J. Bell, Stéphane Bellon |
|---|---|
| Přispěvatelé: | University of Wisconsin-Madison, Unité de recherche d'Écodéveloppement (ECODEVELOPPEMENT), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
agroecology
Generalization [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] 010501 environmental sciences Development 01 natural sciences Economic Justice [SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences Transdisciplinarity contextuality Sociology Axiology theory Agroecology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences 16. Peace & justice justice Kochen–Specker theorem Epistemology Universalization axiology 040103 agronomy & agriculture 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Agronomy and Crop Science |
| Zdroj: | Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, Philadelphia PA: Taylor & Francis, 2018, 42 (6), pp.605-611. ⟨10.1080/21683565.2018.1432003⟩ |
| ISSN: | 2168-3573 2168-3565 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/21683565.2018.1432003 |
| Popis: | International audience; We consider the question of whether agroecology can be said to have a theory, given its interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity. Based on the discussions from a workshop at the 2015 conference on The Agroecological Imagination: A Franco-American Exchange, we argue in the affirmative. But rather than understanding theory as universalistic generalized explanation, we argue that agroecological theory focuses on the consequences of context. Such a focus leads agroecologists to offer contextually sensitive principles of general relevance but not universal outcomes, and thus generalizing without universalizing. We conclude by arguing that a contextual approach leads agroecologists to think in terms of the philosophical triad of ontology, epistemology, and axiology, taking seriously a wide range of perspectives as well as questions of justice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|