Replacing rather than supplementing positivistic rationality risks eliminating the error-correcting mechanisms that protect environmental discourse from romanticism and wishful thinking.

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Environmental discourse(as used in environmental philosophy and communication): The ongoing conversation and debate people have about environmental issues, including what we discuss, how we discuss it, and what ideas we accept.
Error-correcting mechanisms(as used in the context of maintaining intellectual integrity): Built-in processes that catch and fix mistakes, like how peer review in science catches bad research before it spreads.
Positivistic rationality(as used in epistemology and philosophy of science): A way of thinking that only trusts knowledge based on facts, measurements, and what can be directly observed or tested—rejecting anything that can't be proven scientifically.
Romanticism(as used in philosophy and intellectual critique): The tendency to view something based on emotions, ideals, or imagination rather than practical reality—like thinking nature is perfectly beautiful and should never change, without considering real trade-offs.

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