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The Anthropocene and the humanities : from climate change to a new age of sustainability / Carolyn Merchant.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Merchant, Carolyn, author.
- Series:
- Future series (Yale University Press)
- The Future Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climate and civilization.
- Climatic changes.
- Humanities--Environmental aspects.
- Humanities.
- Sustainability.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "From the noted environmental historian and philosopher Carolyn Merchant, this wide-ranging book focuses on the original concept of the Anthropocene (the Age of Humanity) first proposed in 2000 by Paul Crutzen and Eugene Stoermer. It undertakes a broad investigation into the ways in which science, technology, and the humanities can create a new and compelling awareness of human impacts on the environment. Using history, art, literature, religion, philosophy, ethics, and justice as the focal points, Merchant traces key figures and developments in the humanities throughout the Anthropocene era and explores how these disciplines might influence sustainability in the next century"--Publisher's description.
- Contents:
- Introduction : climate change and the Anthropocene
- 1. History
- 2. Art
- 3. Literature
- 4. Religion
- 5. Philosophy
- 6. Ethics and justice
- Epilogue : the future of humanity and the Earth.
- Notes:
- Series statement from publisher's website.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on May 25, 2023).
- ISBN:
- 9780300274325
- 0300274327
- 9780300252712
- 0300252714
- OCLC:
- 1148878324
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