Philosopher's Zone
Philosopher's Zone
ABC ABC Australia
Eco-grief and environmental loss
28 minutes Posted Jul 16, 2026 at 11:00 pm.
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Philosophers have traditionally thought of grief as something that attaches to immediate loss - the death of a loved one, something terrible that's happened to us personally. But as the environmental crisis continues to wreak havoc on human and non-human lives, the philosophy of emotions needs a concept that captures a response to loss that perhaps hasn't happened yet, or loss that affects other people we may never meet: eco-grief.