Listening to nature’s nonverbal signals is as rational as listening to people

Evidence

Noting that there is much too human communication beyond speech—body language, facial displays, etc.—Dryzek insists that listening to nonverbal communication from nature is a very rational process not unlike listening to other people. He calls on us to simply hear the signals from nature, and in learning to hear and communicate them, become ecological citizens as well as social beings. — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice, 661

Categorization

• XREF: Listening/observation-as-method thread across the whole polyad. — connects to: Ecological reflexivity opens democratic decision-making to excluded environmental viewpoints — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 650; Nature communicates disruption through observable physical signals — David Schlosberg, Defining Environmental Justice:…, 666; Experiments can be a respectful way of listening to other species. — Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom,…, 922 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Listening actively shapes the sound it perceives rather than merely registering it #expands (0.75) — Pauline Oliveros, Deep Listening, 346