The Papal Encyclical Laudato Si’

• Main Authors: KENNEDY, ANN-MARIE, SANTOS, S.J., NICHOLAS J. C.
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• Subjects: sustainability; Laudato Si’; ecosophy; New Ecological Paradigm; Western Dominant Social Paradigm; poverty; Roman Catholic Social Teaching; integrative justice model
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/jmgs/vol5/iss1/7; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/jmgs/article/1059/viewcontent/the_papal_encyclical_laudato_si_rsquo.pdf
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article seeks to reflect upon Laudato Si’, the papal encyclical on ecology and sustainable development, and uncover its apparent philosophical and practical approach to the environment. It begins with a discussion of paradigms of thought that outline the new ecological paradigm (NEP) suggested...