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Some aspect of philosophy considers what place and impact we, humans, have in the world. In that regard, from the second half of the century onwards (earlier as
by ocimbote 4y ago
Some aspect of philosophy considers what place and impact we, humans, have in the world. In that regard, from the second half of the century onwards (earlier as well, but less specifically), there's been a resurgence of these questions with the emergence of globalization and neoliberalism, and theor consequences on global systems.
I noticed that anthropology seemed more and more cited as a source of diverse perspectives. See Descola specifically.
As an example, I heard a recent quote from an environmental activist that I found striking: "We are jot defending the Nature. We are the Nature defending itself".
I'm not advocating for or against the quote, but it deserves a thorough analysis, in 202x, and cannot be dismissed easily.
- eternalban 4y agoEcological responsibility, recognizing that humanity is a part of nature, etc. are not in anyway connected to assigning 'agency' to natural pheneomena. However there is a plain (with historic empirical data /g) showing that there is a direct connection between assigning agency to natural phenomena and someone in a robe (priest or priestess) saying "The river god is upset. We must sacrifice a virgin to appease the river god".
- ocimbote 4y agoMaybe we agree in meaning but we don't understand each other in terms. Or not. But It's hard to tell as is. That will have to remain an open question for now, for I won't elaborate right now on that non-obvious question.