ABSTRACT
Globalization has created an entirely new situation in which many of the environmental problems currently faced by humankind cross cultural boundaries and thus require dialogue on how we will interact both in relation to each other and in relation to the environment. The transactional perspective developed in this book provides a framework for considering how cross-cultural dialogue among people with differing ethical perspectives on human relationships and the environment might be conducted. It can be suggested that Steiner’s concept of discursive consciousness and the communicative approach to ethics outlined in the previous chapter can be usefully applied to dialogue on bioregional ethics not only within, but also between, cultures.
