Introduction. The Social Construction of the Anthropocene: Theoretical and Ethical Perspectives

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  • Jorge Eduardo Douglas Price Universidad Nacional del Comahue
  • Gianpasquale Preite Università del Salento

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https://doi.org/10.36253/rifp-2014

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anthropocene, anthropocentrism, anti-anthropocentrism, nature, ethics

Abstract

The ancient one-to-one relationship with the biological life cycle has gradually deteriorated due to the world undergoing a metamorphic process. Such a metamorphosis has affected ecological harmony, in terms of it being both an approach to studying the relationships between living beings and the environment, and a branch of knowledge protecting and promoting ecological balance. One of the crucial aspects of this phenomenon is the need to rethink and redefine the concept of life in an era that has been described as the “Anthropocene”. In introducing this special issue of the Journal, the paper aims to investigate the environmental question, which plays a crucial role in contemporary political thought, due to the survival of both nature and mankind being threatened. Since the 1950s, such a complex situation has resulted in two lines of thought whose views follow two opposed ideologies – anthropocentrism and anti-anthropocentrism.

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2023-01-25

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Douglas Price, J. E., & Preite, G. (2023). Introduction. The Social Construction of the Anthropocene: Theoretical and Ethical Perspectives. Rivista Italiana Di Filosofia Politica, (3), 5–29. https://doi.org/10.36253/rifp-2014

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