• 14:20 - 16:57
Dr. Jack Hunter | Greening The Paranormal, Animism, & Foreign Intelligence
Genius Loci and the Legal Personhood of Ecosystems
The concept of "genius loci" or spirit of place suggests that consciousness can manifest as a landscape rather than just an individual organism. Recent legal developments in New Zealand and India have granted personhood rights to the Whanganui and Ganges rivers, respectively. This shift treats ecosystems as sentient entities with character rather than mere resources for plunder.