Freedom in the Anthropocene

Twentieth-Century Helplessness in the Face of Climate Change
2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-50387-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 125 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 2765 g

Freedom in the Anthropocene illuminates the Anthropocene from the perspective of critical theory. The authors contextualize our current ecological predicament by focusing on the issues of history and freedom and how they relate to our present inability to render environmental threats and degradation recognizable and surmountable.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stoner, A.

Melathopoulos, A.

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Klimawandel, Globale Erwärmung
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Physische Geographie und Topographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Gesellschaftstheorie
• Geowissenschaften Geologie Meteorologie, Klimatologie
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Prologue: The Elusive Clarity of the Anthropocene Introduction: What is the Meaning of Freedom in the Anthropocene 1. Georg Lukács (1885-1971) and the Critique of Reification: On the Dialectical Genesis of the Great Acceleration 2. Theodor W. Adorno (1903-1969) and the Critique of Identity Thinking: The Great Acceleration as Historical Sedimentation 3. Moishe Postone (1942 - ) and the Critique of Traditional Marxism: Helplessness and the Present Moment of the Great Acceleration Conclusion: Contemporary Environmental Politics and the Necessity of Critical Theory References

Über Autor(innen)

Alexander M. Stoner is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Salisbury University. His areas of expertise include environmental sociology, political economy, and social theory. He is the 2013 co-recipient of the American Sociological Association (ASA) Albert Szymanski-T.R. Young/Marxist Sociology Research Paper Award. His work has appeared in journals such as Critical Sociology and Logos: A Journal of Modern Society and Culture.

Andony P. Melathopoulos studies the antagonism between agricultural productivity and the conservation of habitat for wild insects. His interdisciplinary approach spans diverse fields: from pollination ecology, agricultural history to critical theory. He has presented his research at international forums, such as the International Conference on Global Food Security and EcoSummit, and his work has appeared in journals such as Ecological Economics, Annals of Applied Biology and BMC Genomics.