Reformulating emancipation in the Anthropocene: From didactic apocalypse to planetary subjectivities
| Autor: | Manuel Arias-Maldonado |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Ideal (set theory)
Emancipation 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Sociology and Political Science media_common.quotation_subject Realisation Environmental ethics 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Anthropocene Degrowth Premise Sustainability Sociology Autonomy 0105 earth and related environmental sciences media_common |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Social Theory. 25:136-154 |
| ISSN: | 1461-7137 1368-4310 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/13684310211027095 |
| Popis: | The ideal of emancipation has been traditionally grounded on the premise that human activity is not restrained by external boundaries. Thus the realisation of values such as autonomy or recognition has been facilitated by economic growth and material expansion. Yet there is mounting evidence that the human impact on natural systems at the planetary level, a novelty captured by the concept of the Anthropocene, endangers the Earth’s habitability. If human development is to be limited for the sake of global sustainability, can emancipation be kept as a mobilising ideal? As opposed to alternative views such as that of degrowth, this article argues that it can. The key lies in the ability of the Anthropocene to produce planetary subjectivities. By recognising the bounded quality of human embeddedness, the possibility of a different emancipation is opened up. The latter does not give up material well-being, yet it makes sure that the latter does not endanger planetary habitability. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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