abstract
- The aim of this chapter is to analyze how the unity of consciousness of Erwin Schrödinger¿s spiritual conception can be a solid theoretical reference for a reinterpretation of the climate crisis beyond the scientific realm. The thesis is that climate change comes mainly from a dualistic conception of the world which comes from Western thought. Schrödinger¿s critique of the false idea of progress is the starting point for the argument that science and technology are not enough to interpret and construct the most complete picture of climate change. Schrödinger¿s scientific-spiritual conception, whose central axis is the unity of consciousness, is analyzed from a selection of discourses using Mauricio Beuchot¿s analogical hermeneutics. The analysis shows that in order to face climate change and find sustainable ways of living, it is necessary to modify the status quo of consumer societies. The need to move towards a more holistic concept that allows the construction of a new idea of progress is raised. For this reason, some common elements of the worldviews of indigenous peoples are briefly explored. The main conclusions reveal that metaphysical reflection, as well as the conjunction of the spiritual knowledge of the original peoples with the knowledge of science and the humanities, constitute the main task for seeking different ways of understanding the world and living in it, conceiving that what is human is part of whole ¿I-World,¿ which is irreducible and inseparable.