“Environmental History’s Usable Past: On Reviving the Scholarship of Synthesis”
A reflection on the historical approach to synthesis as a part of the toolbox of environmental history, with a focus on Lewis Mumford.
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Anne Frank’s Tree: Nature’s Confrontation with Technology, Domination, and the Holocaust
In this book, environmental philosopher Eric Katz explores technology’s role in dominating both nature and humanity.
Interview with Ailton Krenak, author of Life Is Not Useful
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Ailton Krenak is interviewed on his recent book, Life Is Not Useful.
“Organisms, Life Relations, and Evolution: Inter-Dependencies after Kropotkin’s Mutual Aid”
This article reconsiders the relevance of Peter Kropotkin’s notion of mutual aid in evolution, which holds that cooperation is a more decisive factor than competition both among human and nonhuman animals.
“Science, Society, Signs”
Lunchtime Colloquium at the Rachel Carson Center with Harald Lesch.
“Exploring the Diversity of Conceptualizations of Nature in East and South-East Asia”
This article sheds light on the diversity of meanings and connotations that tend to be lost or hidden in translations between different conceptualizations of nature in East and South-East Asia.
“Anthropocentrism as the Scapegoat of the Environmental Crisis: A Review”
This article challenges the common view on anthropocentrism.
Interview with Timothy Morton, author of Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Timothy Morton is interviewed on their recent book, Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World.
Interview with Peter Singer, author of Why Vegan?: Eating Ethically
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Peter Singer is interviewed on his book, Why Vegan?: Eating Ethically.