Involving Anthroponomy in the Anthropocene: On Decoloniality

ISBN-13: 9781138549531 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 208 str.

Jeremy David Bendik-Keymer

Opis

This book introduces the idea of anthroponomy - the organization of humankind to support autonomous life- as a response to the problems of today’s purported "Anthropocene" age. It argues for a specific form of accountability for the redressing of planetary-scaled environmental problems.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Preface: on the essay form; 1. How should I engage in community politics?; 2. How should I relate to colonialism?; 3. How should I understand my responsibility and show it?; 4. How should I respond to the "Anthropocene"?; 5. How should I involve anthroponomy in the course and prospect of my life?; 6. What could others make of anthroponomy and how can I support them?; In Belle Valley; On the Farm: Julia D. Gibson; Glossary; Index

O autorze

Jeremy Bendik-Keymer holds the Beamer-Schneider Professorship in Ethics at Case Western Reserve University. He authored The Ecological Life and two works in literary philosophy, Solar Calendar, and Other Ways of Marking Time and The Wind. He co-edited Ethical Adaptation to Climate Change.