“Pay Attention, Dive with Eyes Wide Open”: A Field Environmental Philosophy Activity to Foster Reciprocity Between People and Nature

This chapter presents a case study of a diving experience co-designed with the participation of Yaghan fishers, scientists, and philosophers. It is an adaptation of the field environmental philosophy (FEP) methodology, which is based on the conceptual framework of the biocultural ethic. By experiencing interrelationships with macroalgae and various invertebrates, the activity integrates the ecological knowledge of the different participants to forge a “biocultural lens” that guides the participants to understand the concept of co-inhabitant which is basic to biocultural ethics. Through “face-to-face” encounters with the otherness of algae, mollusks, and other submerged invertebrates in the kelp forests of Cape Horn, this FEP activity helps participants to experience ancestral and novel ways of seeing, feeling, and co-inhabiting with marine biodiversity.