Ecophilosophy is the practice of philosophy committed to the principle that Nature and humans matter. It seeks ways to realize ecological harmony and wisdom. Thus, the aim of ecophilosophy is ecosophy. This word is derived from two ancient Greek words ecos , for place, and s ophia, for wisdom. Ecosophy is wisdom of household places, and with it we dwell harmoniously.
Cultures create worldviews with embedded practices that realize ecosophy as ecological harmony.
The creation and communication of worldviews and values is dependent upon learning language through narratives which have dominant themes and insights at their core. Ecophilosphy as the way of deep ecocentric inquiry should be a core practice in all education, if we are to transform industrial society. All education involves values, and conveys what is worth pursuing, and what it is to be responsible, etc. But given human ignorance, we can never arrive at a complete and finished doctrine. All theories are stories that must be modified and finally dropped as they get out of sync with our dynamic contexts and lives.