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University of Prince Edward Island, Canada  \nAbstract  \nIs it feasible and appropriate to develop a sustainability metrics which captures cosmological-spiritual dimensions of un/sustainability? Departing from the supposition that the crisis of unsustainability is a crisis of worldview and misguided cosmology which needs redirection on a cultural and global scale, this essay introduces the notion of a diagnostic instrument with which metaphysical aspects of un/sustainability may be assessed.  \nUsing the ecological footprint as a template, the essay proposes the “spiritual handshake” as a complementary analysis tool to ascertain the im/balance of personal self-interest versus goodwill and service to the common good.  \nThe paper outlines the conceptual foundations and metaphorical content of the spiritual handshake, suggests a set of assessment indicators, and applies the tool to a case study: that of the Terminator Gene.  \nRésumé  \nEst-ce faisable et approprié de mettre au point/établir/développer une mesure de durabilité qui englobe les dimensions cosmos-spirituelles de la durabilité et de la non-durabilité ? Cet article part de la présomption que lacrise de la non-durabilité en est une de cosmologie mondiale mal orientée, laquelle nécessite une réorientation à l’échelle culturelle et mondiale, pour introduire la notion d’un instrument de diagnostic permettant d’évaluer les aspects métaphysiques de la durabilité et de la non-durabilité. En se fondant sur le modèle de l’empreinte écologique, cette dissertation propose la « poignée de main spirituelle » comme outil d’analyse complémentaire pour identifier l’équilibre et le déséquilibre des intérêts personnels par opposition au bon vouloir et au service envers le bien commun. Cet article décrit brièvement les fondations conceptuelles et le contenu métaphorique de lapoignée de main spirituelle, propose une liste d’indicateurs d’évaluation et applique l’outil d’analyse à une étude de cas, le gêne terminateur.  \nKeywords: cosmology; metaphysics; spirituality; sustainable development; sustainability metrics  \nThis paper picks up on an essay published in the Canadian Journal of Environmental Education volume 11 (Beringer, 2006a) . The 2006 essay asserted that “[t]he lost sacredness of nature somehow needs to be recovered in the western worldview”(Beringer, 2006a, p. 37) to secure long-term planetary  \nCanadian Journal of Environmental Education, 12, 2007 143  \nsustainability. It maintained that environmental education in particular, and environmental studies more generally, hold key responsibility for this cultural transformation. These conclusions arose from the supposition that the crisis of unsustainability is a crisis of worldview and misguided cosmology that needs redirection on a global scale, in particular under the incentive of the United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development.  \nThis follow-up essay takes sustainability metaphysics further, encouraging environmental/sustainability educators and researchers to consider the notion of a spiritual sustainability metrics. Moreover, the essay summons spiritual teachers, philosophers, and religious studies scholars, in particular proponents of the perennial philosophy (cf. Huxley, 1945, n.d.) to influence more prominently the sustainability education discourse. While policy-makers and educators are principally responsible for shaping and implementing the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, inter- , multi- and transdisciplinary metaphysicians’ expertise is critically needed to enlighten and possibly redirect the Decade, which to date is noticeably weak on paradigm critique (cf. Sauvé & Brunelle, 2005) . Departing from the assumption that unsustainability is systemic within modernity, as associated with a neglect of the sacred—however the sacred may be understood—this essay proposes the spiritual handshake as an ecolo","cbCaivNqs4ijTzsp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivNqs4ijTzsp","pdf",114009,17,"English","# Abstract\n## Proposed spiritual handshake instrument\n## Conceptual foundations and metaphorical content\n## Assessment indicators and case study","[{\"question\":\"What problem does the essay connect to unsustainability?\",\"answer\":\"Unsustainability is treated as a crisis of worldview and misguided cosmology that needs redirection on a global cultural scale.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the essay propose measuring metaphysical aspects of sustainability?\",\"answer\":\"It proposes the “spiritual handshake” as an ecological-footprint-equivalent tool to assess metaphysical dimensions of sustainable living and choices.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the case study used to apply the proposed tool?\",\"answer\":\"The tool is applied to a case study called the “Terminator Gene,” focusing on science and technology innovation.\"}]","The “Spiritual Handshake” - Toward a Metaphysical Sustainability Metrics | PDF",1792084909,43]