The research is inspired by the ethical interrogation of Maurice Merleau-Ponty's Ontology of Ecology (Martin Dillon) : «How should we stand with respect to the world in which we dwell?». It proposes a reorientation of "pragmatic anthropology" by placing the relational insight of the Integral Ecology Paradigm in dialogue with Merleau-Ponty's Eco-phenomenology and Tim Ingold's "Dwelling Perspective". Referring to the critique of the separation between the human subject and the nature in §139 of Laudato Si', the Paradigm emphasizes that human beings are part of complex networks of environmental relations, both natural and social/cultural. Ingold's account of the world as a meshwork generated through the embodied practices and techniques of dwelling could support this perspective, shifting the focus of pragmatic anthropology towards "dwelling" as the fundamental 'anthropological characteristic'. Phenomenologically, "dwelling in the world" means that human beings are constantly shaped by processes of placement and co-formation. Following the Merleau-Ponty's onto-ethical approach, a human ecology focuses on taking care of these processes of individuation