Planetary Social Thought
The Anthropocene has emerged as perhaps the scientific concept of the new millennium. Social life has become a central ingredient in the dynamics of the planet itself. Going further than earlier conceptions of the human-environment relationship, Anthropocene science proposes that… Celý popis ↓
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Planetary Social Thought
The Anthropocene has emerged as perhaps the scientific concept of the new millennium. Social life has become a central ingredient in the dynamics of the planet itself. Going further than earlier conceptions of the human-environment relationship, Anthropocene science proposes that human activity is tipping the whole Earth system into a new state, with unpredictable consequences.
In this innovative book, Clark and Szerszynski argue that social thinkers need to revise their own presuppositions about the social: to understand it as the product of a dynamic planet, self-organizing over deep time. How should the social sciences respond to the opportunities and challenges posed by this development? They outline 'planetary social thought': a transdisciplinary way of thinking social life with and through the Earth.
Using a range of case studies, they show how familiar social processes can be radically recast when looked at through a planetary lens, revealing how the world-transforming powers of human social life have always depended on the forging of relations with the inhuman potentialities of our home planet. Presenting a social theory of the planetary, this book will be essential reading for students and scholars interested in humanity's relation to the changing Earth.
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- Wiley-Blackwell
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