THREE INTERPRETATIONS OF THE ANTHROPOCENE: HOPE AND ANXIETY AT THE END OF NATURE

Darrel Moellendorf
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After a short introduction into the recent discourse on the Anthropocene, I will discuss three different interpretations of the Anthropocene: the Anthropocene as promethean, as destruction and as inegalitarian. These interpretations cannot simply be settled by the facts since they concern the direction in which things might develop. Therefore, I will argue, they are not mere predictions based on theoretical reason. Because of the very fact that they are bound up with fundamental human interests and human moral concerns, they involve prospection based on practical reason and prospection is itself deeply associated with hope. The final part of my paper aims to show that we are justified to hold hope in the epoch of the Anthropocene.
人类世的三种诠释:自然终结时的希望与焦虑
在简要介绍了最近关于人类世的论述之后,我将讨论对人类世的三种不同解释:人类世是活尸,是毁灭,是不平等的。这些解释不能简单地由事实来解决,因为它们关系到事物可能发展的方向。因此,我认为,它们不仅仅是基于理论推理的预测。因为它们与人类的基本利益和人类的道德关切密切相关,它们涉及基于实践理性的展望,而展望本身与希望密切相关。我论文的最后一部分旨在表明,我们有理由在人类世时代抱有希望。
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