New Article: Anthropocentrism in Crisis
In our new article, we argue that anthropocentric perspectives are not sufficient to address socio-ecological crises because they themselves are part of a crisis-ridden system of environment-society relations. Hence, merely expanding the moral-philosophical concept of anthropocentrism is problematic. We suggest that a non-anthropocentric, intersectional perspectives offer a more nuanced account of problematic nature-society relations and their transformation.
Reference:
Bossert, Leonie N. and Lena M. Schlegel. Anthropozentrismus (in) der Krise: Warum Probleme nicht mit derselben Denkweise gelöst werden können, die sie hervorgerufen hat [Anthropocentrism in crisis. Why problems cannot be solved with the same mindset that created them], GAIA 31/1 (2022): 14-18.
Feature Image: © Hartmut Kiewert, No Cars Go, 2020, Öl auf Leinwand, 190 x 260 cm. In his artwork, Hartmut Kiewert recreates human-animal relations in critical and utopian fashion. In line with the claims of our article, his images paint human-animal relations at eye level and animals as agents of their own lives.
