The Anthropocene as the End of Nature?: Why Recognizing Interventionism Is Key in Coming to Terms with the Anthropocene
In this article, I address and argue against the tendency to understand the anthropocene as inaugurating the end of nature. I conduct two key moves. First, by way of an engagement with the concept of anthropocene technology I explain how understanding the anthropocene as the end of nature prevents u...
Subtitles: | "2021 ISEE Special Issue" |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Center for Environmental Philosophy, University of North Texas
2022
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Environmental ethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 44, Issue: 3, Pages: 195-219 |
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Summary: | In this article, I address and argue against the tendency to understand the anthropocene as inaugurating the end of nature. I conduct two key moves. First, by way of an engagement with the concept of anthropocene technology I explain how understanding the anthropocene as the end of nature prevents us from recognizing what the anthropocene is all about: interventionism. Secondly, I illustrate how a nondualist understanding of the human-nature relation allows us to recognize interventionism as the hallmark of the anthropocene without falling back into the hierarchical human-nature conceptions that underlie interventionism. A nondualist framework that conserves the human-nature distinction helps us in our ability to relate critically to contemporary science and technology in the anthropocene. I illustrate the conceptual narrative of the article through the specific case of gene drive technology development. |
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ISSN: | 2153-7895 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Environmental ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5840/enviroethics202292643 |