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The major differences between the patterns of ancient Chinese and Western ecological thought are: Ancient Chinese ecological thought was an articulation of the intimations of natural instinct as intermediary for defining ecological thinking and behavior, unlike the notion of a direct ecological sensibility invoked in the West. And the ancient Chinese approach of expressing their “sensitivity” and “uses” of the natural ecology differed from Western approaches, especially in conduct of agriculture; because ancient Chinese ecological thought involved extending natural instincts to humanity independently, thus forming China’s culture-specific ecological humanity. The ancient Chinese approach involves important instinctive and values for the contemporary development of ecological ethics and working to solve the agricultural problems of today.
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Xu, H. (2018). Analysis of the Relationship Between Eco-humanity in Ancient China and Its Conduct of Agriculture. In: Thompson, P., Thompson, K. (eds) Agricultural Ethics in East Asian Perspective. The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, vol 27. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92603-2_6
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