Indonesian Journal of Geography (Jul 2013)

LOCAL WISDOM: A SOLUTIONTO SURPASSHEDONISMEFFECTS ONENVIRONMENTPOLLUTION

  • Armaidy Armawi

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22146/indo.j.geog,2286
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 42, no. 2

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Science and technology on modern human create dualism result which complete opposite. Those results are as proper instrument to fulfill increasingly complex of human needand as nature exploltatlon instrument with dehumanization as result and also the trap of historical ratlona/lty. The hedonism ethics trend has a significant role on the second result. It means, whether the hedonism terminology is /lmlted with "lust" meaning which .refer to ego existence. Therefore the nature will define as "phallus" which will explolt freely as the exploitation subject to fulfill the lust, and the heavy pollution on environment is unavoidable. This historical ratlona/lty should be cut as an effort to save thefuture. Local wisdom is a promising therapy alternative. Local wisdom has universal values to return to the nature path,' namely ethical values with natura magistrate prlnclpal on interaction, interrelation and interdependency relation between human and nature. Only thls harmony will able to maintenance the sustainable environmental protection to the future.

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