From environmental ethics to agroecology: Contributions of Philosophy teaching for the agricultural education
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https://doi.org/10.4013/edu.2010.143.698Abstract
This essay aims to discuss possible contributions of the teaching of Philosophy in the context of Technical Courses in Farming, a qualification of Agricultural Vocational Education in High School. Faced with environmental problems related to food production, a student of this course must be aware oft the agroecological paradigm. The article examines how - in Philosophy classes - the understanding of this paradigm can contribute in forming a professional committed to the social and environmental balance of the planet. It also studies the subsidies offered by environmental ethics in order to encourage the formation of a technical agriculturalist. It is discussed that if we have a new concept in agroecology - often linked to the social debate on sustainable agriculture and development - with a great potential for social transformation through agricultural practices, we have in environmental ethics a key issue for the establishment of the agro-ecological paradigm insofar as it contributes for rethinking the dominant behavior in relation to the uses we make of the environment.Key words: Philosophy teaching, agricultural education, environmental ethics, agroecology.
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