Anthropocene | The Philosopher

"An Excess of Reality": Alexandre Leskanich reviews "On the Future" by Martin Rees

"In possession of a historical consciousness that has never before been so excruciatingly heightened, we are bowed beneath its weight."

"Toxicity": An Essay by Simone M. Müller (Keywords: Planet; Anthropocene; Injustice; Inequality)

"In the age of the toxic commons, not one of us, not even the environmentally privileged ones like me, remains unaffected by toxicants."

"Movement": An Essay by Thomas Nail (Keywords: Anthropocene; Ontology; Migration; Capitalism)

"We cannot adequately understand contemporary politics through the paradigm of static states and stationary citizens."

"Connectedness": An Essay by Michael Marder (Keywords: Anthropocene; Metaphysics; Entanglement)

"Humanity is an errant species; perhaps this is why it is a planetary species, dreaming of becoming interplanetary."

"Weather": An Essay by Travis Holloway (Keywords: Anthropocene; Planet; Art; Politics; Narrative)

"The strange weather that we’ve been hearing about is now here, speaking in a new political forum that humans have yet to join seriously."

"Animal": An Essay by Jeff Sebo (Keywords: Ethics; Anthropocene; Rights; Planet; Pandemic)

"The idea that all humans should have rights is good, but the idea that only humans should have rights is bad."

"Politics": An Essay by Pierre Charbonnier (Keywords: Anthropocene; Capitalism; Ecology; Science)

"The incommensurability between 'authentic' political thought and ecological concerns can no longer be defended."

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