Antropocén Academia

Antropocén

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The year 2000 saw the unexpected announcement of the Anthropocene, a global age of man, in which humanity’s impact on the planet has supposedly reached a level on par with most natural factors. For some, the Anthropocene is a crisis, even a catastrophe, while for others it is an opportunity. At one time it is a scientific hypothesis based on various measurements and technical definitions, at other times an artistic inspiration. For some it is a demonstrable reality “out there”, for others a political and time-conditioned construction. Will the Anthropocene become a permanent part of science, politics and (popular) culture? Or will the groundswell of interest subside over time, as it has for so many other great concepts of the past? This book, written by a collective of twenty Czech scientists, critically maps the current state of the debate and comes with the added value of a broad interdisciplinary dialogue. It does not agree to all fashionable tendencies and moods, especially not apocalyptic ones. It does not offer easy solutions, but encourages the necessary distance and deeper reflection.

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