Between nature and culture: For a pedagogical ontological turn in pedagogy

Abstract

Drawing on posthumanist theories, the present paper provides a critiques of the nature/culture dichotomy by discussing the so-called ontological turn, which represents a milestone in anthropological debate. In particular, it is argued that non-Western ecosophical knowledge allows to reframe the issue of ecological transition; one of the main challenges for contemporary societies. Within this process, pedagogy plays a central role in order to re-think and re-act the humans and non-humans’ relationship from a decolonial perspective.

Keywords

• Ontological turn
• Ecosophia
• Ecological transition
• Nature-Culture
• Multinaturalism