Humans And Their Environment Beyond The Nature Culture Opposition
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Humans And Their Environment Beyond The Nature Culture Opposition
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Author : Claude Calame
language : en
Publisher: Transnational Press London
Release Date : 2023-04-10
Humans And Their Environment Beyond The Nature Culture Opposition written by Claude Calame and has been published by Transnational Press London this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-10 with Political Science categories.
The modern concept of “nature” appeared during the 17th Century: nature as a mechanical object to be submitted to reason man. A long tradition refers to the concept of nature in the Greek phusis. It is referring to a dynamic process that engages in criticizing the modern paradigm of nature as opposed to culture. As it is, the principle of the domination and exploitation by humans of what we consider as nature is at the heart of the ideological, economic and financial models imposed by neoliberal capitalism. Based on the objective of growth, this model shapes and destroys human communities as well as the environment on which they rely and sustain. The climatic urgency as well as the limited capacity of the resources of the earth, require a transition towards an ecosocialism for another world. The anthropological confrontation with the Greek phusis invites to a break with capitalism based on a large scale and speedy use of technologies and with the only objective of financial gain. The result has been destructive productivism. Instead, we have to take into account the complexity of and interactions between human societies and their technical practices in their environment. The survival of one or the other is at stake. In sum, nature is culture. Contents Preface to the English Edition. 3 Introduction. 9 Between Nature and Culture. 15 I. Humans and Their Milieu in Ancient Greece. 19 II. From the Enlightenment Philosophers to Modern Anthropologists 37 III. Beyond Anthropological Determinisms: Permeabilities 47 IV. The Human Being and its Environment: Interactive Relationships 57 V. For an Ecosocialist Understanding of Humans and their Milieu. 65
Beyond Nature And Culture
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Author : Philippe Descola
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2013-08-01
Beyond Nature And Culture written by Philippe Descola and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-01 with Social Science categories.
“Gives to anthropological reflection a new starting point and will become the compulsory reference for all our debates in the years to come.” —Claude Lévi-Strauss, on the French edition Beyond Nature and Culture has been a major influence in European intellectual life since its French publication in 2005. Here, finally, it is brought to English-language readers. At its heart is a question central to both anthropology and philosophy: what is the relationship between nature and culture? Culture—as a collective human making, of art, language, and so forth—is often seen as essentially different from nature, which is portrayed as a collective of the nonhuman world, of plants, animals, geology, and natural forces. Philippe Descola shows this essential difference to be not only a Western notion, but also a very recent one. Drawing on ethnographic examples from around the world and theoretical understandings from cognitive science, structural analysis, and phenomenology, he formulates a sophisticated new framework, the “four ontologies” —animism, totemism, naturalism, and analogism—to account for all the ways we relate ourselves to nature. By thinking beyond nature and culture as a simple dichotomy, Descola offers a fundamental reformulation by which anthropologists and philosophers can see the world afresh. “A compelling and original account of where the nature-culture binary has come from, where it might go—and what we might imagine in its place.” —Somatosphere “The most important book coming from French anthropology since Claude Lévi-Strauss’s Anthropologie Structurale.” —Bruno Latour, author of An Inquiry into Modes of Existence “Descola’s challenging new worldview should be of special interest to a wide range of scientific and academic disciplines from anthropology to zoology . . . Highly recommended.” —Choice
Environmental Thought In The Graeco Roman World
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Author : Orietta Dora Cordovana
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2024-09-23
Environmental Thought In The Graeco Roman World written by Orietta Dora Cordovana and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-09-23 with History categories.
The debate that has arisen around the concept of the Anthropocene forms the basis of this book. It investigates certain forms of environmental interrelation and 'ecological' sensitivity in the Graeco-Roman world. The notions of environmental depletion, exploitation and loss of plant species, and the ancients' knowledge of species diversity are the main cores of the research. The aim is to interrogate historical sources and diverse evidence and to analyse political and socioeconomic structures, according to a reading focused on possible antecedents, cultural prodromes, alignments of thought or divergencies, with respect to major modern environmental problems and current ecological conceptualisations. As a result, 'sustainable' behaviour, 'biodiversity' and its practical uses can also be identified in ancient societies. In the context of environmental studies, this contribution is placed from the perspective of a historian of antiquity, with the aim of outlining the forma mentis and praxis of the ancients with respect to specific environmental issues. Ancient civilizations always provided ad hoc solutions for specific emergencies, but never developed a comprehensive ecological culture of environmental protection as in modernity.
Nature And Society
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Author : European Association of Social Anthropologists. Conference
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 1996
Nature And Society written by European Association of Social Anthropologists. Conference and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Philosophy categories.
First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Choral Tragedy
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Author : Claude Calame
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-31
Choral Tragedy written by Claude Calame and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-31 with Drama categories.
Explores how Greek tragedy was fundamentally choral and deeply connected to the cultic and ritual contexts of its performance.
Culture And The Environment In The Himalaya
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Author : Arjun Guneratne
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-12-24
Culture And The Environment In The Himalaya written by Arjun Guneratne and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-24 with Nature categories.
Drawing on Himalayan ethnography to interrogate and critique contemporary theorizing about the environment, this book examines how the environment is conceptualized among different social groups in the region. A new approach to the study of the environment in South Asia, this book introduces the new thinking in environmental anthropology and geography into the study of the Himalaya.
Biosocial Becomings
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Author : Tim Ingold
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2013-06-13
Biosocial Becomings written by Tim Ingold and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-13 with Social Science categories.
All human life unfolds within a matrix of relations, which are at once social and biological. Yet the study of humanity has long been divided between often incompatible 'social' and 'biological' approaches. Reaching beyond the dualisms of nature and society and of biology and culture, this volume proposes a unique and integrated view of anthropology and the life sciences. Featuring contributions from leading anthropologists, it explores human life as a process of 'becoming' rather than 'being', and demonstrates that humanity is neither given in the nature of our species nor acquired through culture but forged in the process of life itself. Combining wide-ranging theoretical argument with in-depth discussion of material from recent or ongoing field research, the chapters demonstrate how contemporary anthropology can move forward in tandem with groundbreaking discoveries in the biological sciences.
Nature Technology And Society
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Author : Victor Ferkiss
language : en
Publisher: NYU Press
Release Date : 1994-11
Nature Technology And Society written by Victor Ferkiss and has been published by NYU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11 with Nature categories.
Ferkiss (emeritus, government, Georgetown U.) delves thoughtfully into how various civilizations and cultures, including Western civilization, have historically looked at humanity, nature, and technology. He then looks at the conflicting attitudes of contemporary thinkers, seeking a balance, but maintaining a bias toward reverence for nature and an unwillingness to allow technology and its owners to set all the terms. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Beyond Reason
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Author : Sanjay Seth
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2020-12-28
Beyond Reason written by Sanjay Seth and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-28 with History categories.
Introduction -- Part I. Modern western knowledge under challenge -- Unsettling the modern knowledge settlement -- Defending reason : a postcolonial critique -- Part II. Postcolonialism and social science -- The code of history -- The anachronism of history -- International relations : amnesia and empire -- Political theory and the bourgeois public sphere -- Epilogue. Knowledge and politics.
International Encyclopedia Of Environmental Politics
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Author : John Barry
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-02-25
International Encyclopedia Of Environmental Politics written by John Barry and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-25 with Political Science categories.
Why care about the environment? Is the earth's climate really changing for the worse? What are CFCs exactly? And who or what is the WTO? What are the causes of environmental problems? Who are the main actors, and what are the main ideas and issues in international environmental politics? Which countries have the best/worst environmental record and policies? The International Encyclopedia of Environmental Politics is the essential reference source to enable all those with an interest in the politics of the environment - particularly students and academics working within political science - to answer these questions, and to explore many other related topics in international environmental politics. It will be welcomed as an essential teaching resource and a trusty companion to independent study. Written by a team of international experts, the Encyclopedia is vital for fact-checking, provides authoritative initial orientation to a particular topic or issue and will serve as a solid starting point for wider explanation. With over 300 fully cross-referenced entries, many of which are followed with suggestions for further reading, the Encyclopedia includes: * Country and regional entries, with country entries giving a concise overview of the history, main actors, issues and policies related to its environmental politics * Normative and ethical dimensions of environmental politics, from animal rights, social and global justice to deep ecology * Environmental movements, organizations, struggles and actors from local to international levels * Issues in international environmental politics such as global warming, biodiversity, trade and the environment * Prominent individuals (historical and current) who have inspired or been actively involved in international environmental politics - such as Mahatma Gandhi, Petra Kelly, Vandana Shiva and Aldo Leopold * Central topics and issues in environmental politics - such as global warming, globalization, wildlife preservation, eco-taxes, energy production and consumption, sustainable development and the World Trade Organisation