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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(rare) A human tendency to regard the natural environment as a set of resources to be exploited..
David Suzuki would remind you that this is the language of "a planet for the taking," the terminology of "resourceism" in which all living things are viewed as raw materials for the service of mankind
Similarly, to describe someone as "greedy as a pig" or "a snake in the grass" is an animal insult, or "speciesism"; "natural resources" betray a sign of "resourceism," […]
One of the difficulties facing efforts to constitute a radicalized articulation of ecology remains that nature has been more firmly affixed to hegemonic discourses, e.g. consumerism or "resourceism" than to liberatory discourses.
Use resourceism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Resourceism means (rare) A human tendency to regard the natural environment as a set of resources to be exploited..
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David Suzuki would remind you that this is the language of "a planet for the taking," the terminology of "resourceism" in which all living things are viewed as raw materials for the service of mankind
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