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ClearAfrican Cosmovision and Eco-Spirituality: Healing the Ecological Crisis in Africa
This theology and philosophy paper discusses African cosmovision and eco-spirituality as frameworks for addressing the ecological crisis. It is not related to microplastics or environmental science.
Nature
This paper is not about microplastics; it is a philosophical and urban studies chapter discussing human relationships with nature and more-than-human communities in the Anthropocene.
Orthodox Christian Teaching on Eco-theology, Psychological and Legal Facets, and the Crisis of Microplastic Pollution in the World’s Oceans
This paper examines microplastic pollution in the world's oceans through an unusual interdisciplinary lens, combining environmental science with Orthodox Christian eco-theology and legal perspectives. Researchers discuss how microplastics accumulate throughout marine food webs and threaten biodiversity and food security, while arguing that ethical and spiritual frameworks can motivate stronger environmental action. The study calls for integrating religious, psychological, and legal approaches with scientific evidence to address ocean plastic pollution more effectively.
From the Ecological Crisis of the Anthropocene to the Ecological Transition
This philosophical and scientific paper frames the current environmental crisis as an Anthropocene crisis involving not just climate change but the destabilization of the entire Earth system, including plastic pollution and biodiversity loss. The author argues that ecological transition requires systemic change in human-nature relationships.
Analisis Ontologis Mikroplastik Dalam Tubuh Manusia Sebagai Ancaman Terhadap Hakikat Eksistensi Dan Kesehatan Biologis Modern
This Indonesian philosophical-scientific article performed an ontological analysis of microplastics in the human body, examining what their pervasive accumulation means for human existence and biological health. The work integrated philosophical frameworks with scientific evidence on microplastic exposure pathways and health risks.
Making the Case for the Humanities’ Take on the Crucial Issue of Ecological Crisis
This paper argues for the importance of humanities perspectives in addressing the ecological crisis, contending that scientific approaches alone are insufficient and that ethical, cultural, and social analysis are essential for understanding and responding to environmental challenges.
Meaning in Anthropocene Life
This is a conference proceedings summary featuring presentations on finding meaning in life during the Anthropocene, including perspectives from psychology, theology, and philosophy addressing climate change, environmental guilt, and existential responses to ecological crisis; it does not present original empirical research on microplastics.
Societal Relations to Nature in Times of Crisis—Social Ecology’s Contributions to Interdisciplinary Sustainability Studies
This review article examined how social ecology — an interdisciplinary field — approaches the crisis of societal relationships with nature, including climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. It provides theoretical frameworks relevant to understanding why plastic pollution persists despite growing awareness of its harms.
Theological reflections in the age of climate change: a reflection on the jellyfish metaphor
Not directly relevant to microplastics — this is a theological and philosophical essay using the jellyfish as a metaphor to explore humanity's moral responsibilities regarding climate change and ecological conservation.
Riverkin: seizing the moment to remake vital relations in the UK and beyond
This paper is not about microplastics — it is a philosophical and sociological piece arguing for renewed human kinship with rivers as a framework for environmental protection.
Perspective Chapter: Environmental Ethics and the Microplastic Crisis – A Philosophical Inquiry into Human Responsibility and Aquatic Justice
This chapter examines the microplastic crisis through the lens of environmental ethics, exploring human responsibility and aquatic justice. The study highlights that an estimated 15 to 51 trillion microplastic particles now exist in global oceans, with over 100 marine species ingesting them, and argues for a shift beyond anthropocentric thinking toward more comprehensive ethical frameworks for addressing plastic pollution.
Scientific Findings on Microbiome and on Microplastic—Stimulations for Theology of Creation
This theological reflection examines how scientific findings on the human microbiome and environmental microplastic contamination challenge classical creation theology, arguing that both discoveries demand a relativization of anthropocentrism and a shift toward relational ontologies that place ecological sustainability at the center of theological thinking.
Global Ocean Governance and Ecological Civilization
This study examines global ocean governance frameworks and argues that achieving 'ecological civilization' requires coordinated international responses to mounting threats including climate change, ocean acidification, microplastic pollution, and overexploitation of marine resources.
The Need for New Strategies to Protect Human Health in the Age of Plastics
This chapter reviews how plastic production and microplastic contamination are undermining planetary and human health, critically evaluates the failures of recycling as a solution, and calls on faith communities and civil society to respond to plastic pollution as an urgent moral and ecological crisis.
The Philosophical Bottleneck of the Sustainable Development Ideal: The Problem of Future Generations
This article argues that sustainable development faces a core philosophical problem — moral responsibility toward future generations — and examines how Anthropocene-era threats including microplastics, nuclear waste, and climate change demand new ethical frameworks beyond traditional theories.
A New Philosophy for Sustainable Consumerism
This article discusses the challenge of reconciling sustainability goals with growth-based economies, using microplastic entry into the food chain as one example of the environmental costs of current consumption patterns. The author proposes a theoretical framework for enabling economic growth while maintaining long-term planetary health.
Analisis Ontologis Mikroplastik Dalam Tubuh Manusia Sebagai Ancaman Terhadap Hakikat Eksistensi Dan Kesehatan Biologis Modern
This literature review applied ontological analysis to examine the implications of microplastic accumulation in the human body for modern biological health. The authors synthesized Indonesian and international research on exposure pathways and health effects to argue that microplastics represent a fundamental threat to human biological integrity.
Poshumanisme dalam Alkitab: Sebuah Renungan Biblis di Masa Covid-19
This Indonesian theological reflection explores post-humanist ideas about the relationship between humans and nature in the context of COVID-19, drawing on biblical texts. While philosophical rather than scientific, it engages questions about human responsibility for environmental harm — including plastic pollution.
A New Philosophy For Sustainable Consumerism
This paper proposed a new philosophy for sustainable consumerism in response to growing awareness of unsustainable practices, including the entry of microplastics into the food chain. The framework argued that businesses and governments must respond to consumer and community pressure by structurally shifting toward sustainable production and consumption models.
What´s missing in our environment? (2019)
This reflective essay on ecology and environmental awareness discusses what has been lost and what challenges face modern society in relating to the natural environment. It is a philosophical piece with no primary scientific data on microplastics.
Environmental sustainability from the perspective of political economy
Not relevant to microplastics — this book chapter takes a political economy perspective on environmental sustainability, discussing climate change, biodiversity loss, and plastic pollution at a broad policy and philosophical level rather than conducting original microplastics research.
Défragmenter notre personnalité par le dialogue art-science : pour une co-énonciation écologique, transformative et une éthique joyeuse, allant de soi
This paper is not about microplastics; it is a French-language philosophical essay on personal ecological ethics, proposing that individuals can develop a spontaneous, joyful environmental ethic through inner harmony achieved by integrating scientific and artistic sensibilities.
At Home in an Unhomely World: on Living with Waste
This philosophical essay explores what it means to live in a world permeated by modern waste—microplastics in water, chemicals in soil, particles in air—and argues that society must learn to coexist with pollution rather than simply trying to eliminate it. It raises important ethical and existential questions about environmental contamination.
Natural History of Derangement
This appears to be a philosophical or literary essay about the destabilization of what humans have assumed are permanent conditions of Earth's environment. It is not a scientific study and is not directly related to microplastics research.