https://www.deepecology.net/tags/alan-drengson/Recent content in Alan-Drengson on deep ecologyHugoen-auThu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/alan-drengson/Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/alan-drengson/<p><img src="https://www.deepecology.net/images/profile_image_alan_drengson.jpg" alt="Alan Drengson Portrait" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </p> <p>Alan Drengson (1934-2022) was a Canadian philosopher and educator who served as close collaborator with Arne Naess and founding editor of The Trumpeter journal, becoming a key voice in articulating and spreading deep ecology philosophy in North America.</p> <p>As Professor of Philosophy at the University of Victoria, Drengson founded The Trumpeter: Journal of Ecosophy in 1983, providing the first academic journal dedicated to deep ecology and ecophilosophy. Through decades of editorial work, he created space for diverse voices exploring relationships between philosophy, ecology, and spiritual practice.</p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/articles/article-the-deep-ecology-movement-origins-development-and-future-prospects-drengson/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/articles/article-the-deep-ecology-movement-origins-development-and-future-prospects-drengson/<p>“The deep ecology movement, which began with Arne Naess’ introduction of the term in 1972, is compared with other movements for social responsibility that developed in the 20th century. The paper discusses Naess’ cross-cultural approach to characterizing grass-roots movements via platform principles that can be supported from a diversity of cultures, worldviews, and personal philosophies, and explains his use of “ecosophy.” The deep ecology movement’s relationship with ecopsychology, ecocriticism, and humanistic and transpersonal psychology is described as part of an emerging synthesis referred to as transpersonal ecosophy. The inquiry concludes with a technical discussion of Naess’ Apron Diagram and reflections on the future of the movement in light of widespread concerns about global warming and destruction of cultural and biological diversity.” <a href="https://digitalcommons.ciis.edu/ijts-transpersonalstudies/vol30/iss1/11/">Article: the-deep-ecology-movement-origins-development-and-future-prospects </a></p>https://www.deepecology.net/posts/video/audio-the-deep-ecology-movement-with-alan-drengson/Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/video/audio-the-deep-ecology-movement-with-alan-drengson/<p>Audio of an interview with Alan Drengson from <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfzjsnc91TPMIwndIRB6Mvg">Greenradio on youtube</a>,</p> <p>R. Alan Drengson explains the origins and principles of the deep ecology movement, while speaking of its founder, Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss. In particular, Dr. Drengson identifies the importance of contextual knowledge and of engaging conversations at the intersections of difference. Radio interview by Simon R. Watson and Jordan Poppenk for the Green Majority on CIUT 89.5 FM at the University of Toronto. Originally aired June 6, 2008.</p>