Philosophy of the Anthropocene: The Human Turn
The Anthropocene is heralded as a new epoch distinguishing itself from all foregoing eons in the history of the Earth. It is characterized by the overarching importance of the human species in a number of respects, but also by the recognition of human dep
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137526700.0001
Also by Sverre Raffnsøe MICHEL FOUCAULT: A Research Companion (with Marius Gudmand-Høyer and Morten Thaning Sørensen) FOUCAULT: Studienhandbuch (with Marius Gudmand-Høyer and Morten Thaning Sørensen) NIETZSCHES ‘GENEALOGIE DER MORAL’
DOI: 10.1057/9781137526700.0001
Philosophy of the Anthropocene: The Human Turn Sverre Raffnsøe Professor of Philosophy, Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
DOI: 10.1057/9781137526700.0001
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Contents Acknowledgements Introduction: For Whom the Bell Tolls First Investigation: Exploring the Role of Humans in the Anthropocene Landscape 1 2 3
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The Opening of a New Chapter in the World’s History
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A Prominent Role in a Landscape Lush with Mutual Mediation
8
The (Post)human Condition
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Second Investigation: Exploring the Human Turn as a Challenge for Humans and the Sciences
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The Turn within and of the Human
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The Human Turn as It Appears within Central Fields of Knowledge, Capabilities and Skills
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The Human Turn: A Challenge for the Human Sciences
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Man at the Centre: The Legacy of the Humanities
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The Human Turn: A Turn within the Human Sciences
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A Copernican Turn
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Acknowledgements My thanks are due to: Knut Ove Eliassen for unerring critique and valuable suggestions
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