The Spiritual Interpretation of Cognitive Anthropology: A Necessity for the Modern Architecture of Environmental Education and Extension Sciences

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Professor Emeritus of Agricultural Extension and Education, Faculty of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

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The prerequisite for the modern architecture of environmental education and extension sciences is an in-depth analysis of the term "environment," which has a history of four centuries in the Western world. However, it was not until the beginning of the present century that humans were considered the primary factor in its destruction. In this regard, studies in the fields of agriculture, rural development, and the environment from the 1990s to 2020, both domestically and internationally, were examined. The results indicated that cognitive anthropology has been the focal point .In alignment with the epistemological and technical context of the country, cognitive anthropology in the environmental domain was revisited using the Quranic method of explanation. This approach ensures that the ratio of understanding the essence of nature to the reality of the human environment remains balanced at 1. If this ratio exceeds 1, it means that more emphasis is placed on the essence of nature than on the reality of the human environment, leading to illusion. Conversely, if the ratio is less than 1, it results in the stagnation of spirituality in the human environment. This is because the spiritual explanation of cognitive anthropology considers the purpose and ultimate goal of human beings, reminding them of their role as the divine vicegerent in managing the human environment.This paper presents the method for explaining spiritual cognitive anthropology to enable experts in environmental education and extension sciences to cultivate spirituality in this field by learning from the philosophy of Mulla Sadra and cognitive anthropology.

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Journal of Society and the Environment
Volume 2, Issue 4
May 2025
Pages 93-119

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