word's meaning

If you are reading The No-growth Imperative, the phrase is defined in the same sentence:

'...a profound sense of interconnectedness between individuals and nature [producing] a way of thinking and acting that respects and cares for the natural world.'

Hi Mister Micawber, thank you for answering my questions. I am not reading the article you mentioned, but I found that article when I googled the words "speciate humility". I can understand the word "humility" is about caring for nature from the explanation. However I don't know the meaning of "speciate". From dictionary, it means "To form new

janewantslearn I don't know the meaning of "speciate". From dictionary, it means "To form new biological species by the division of an existing one".

That is the verb, but this is an adjective in your text. I suspect that it is a coinage and just means 'of a species'. 'Speciate humility' would then be the ability to not favour one's own species over another

I see. Thank you for your great explanation. It helps me a lot! English is really difficult, especially the coinage. I have no idea about it:(