Personal holism in practice

Theoretical speculations in human ecology can be motivated by the conclusion that practical measures are required in order to ameliorate human society’s environmental problems. One such practical measure is to change attitudes towards the environment. The attitude of holism is one of the prescriptions which human ecologists, in their study of humanity’s relationship with nature, have proposed. This paper is a discussion of the possibility that researchers in those matters face a problem of consistency when separating their personal lives from their work on holism.