From the Anthropocene to an ‘Ecocene’ ―Eco-Phenomenological Perspectives on Embodied, Anthro-Dece Ntric Transformations towards Enlivening Practices of Organising Sustainably

The following paper discusses the contexts, conditions and implications of the so-called ‘Anthropocene’ (1). In particular, the following challenges the hyper-separation between nature and culture (2). Afterwards, possibilities for an anthro-decentric transformation are outlined (3). For this transf...

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Main Author: Wendelin M. Küpers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/9/3633
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spelling doaj-bdf3ea2eaad343279a97f70251f89d292020-11-25T03:03:16ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502020-05-01123633363310.3390/su12093633From the Anthropocene to an ‘Ecocene’ ―Eco-Phenomenological Perspectives on Embodied, Anthro-Dece Ntric Transformations towards Enlivening Practices of Organising SustainablyWendelin M. Küpers0ICN Business School ARTEM, 54000 Nancy, FranceThe following paper discusses the contexts, conditions and implications of the so-called ‘Anthropocene’ (1). In particular, the following challenges the hyper-separation between nature and culture (2). Afterwards, possibilities for an anthro-decentric transformation are outlined (3). For this transformation-and following (eco) phenomenology-then the role of the body and embodiment, as well as a body-mediated turn towards an enlivening ‘ecocene’ is discussed (4). The article concludes with some implications and perspectives which are all related to a different kind of more sustainable organizing (5).https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/9/3633Anthropocenetransformationembodimentorganisingeco-phenomenology
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From the Anthropocene to an ‘Ecocene’ ―Eco-Phenomenological Perspectives on Embodied, Anthro-Dece Ntric Transformations towards Enlivening Practices of Organising Sustainably
Sustainability
Anthropocene
transformation
embodiment
organising
eco-phenomenology
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title From the Anthropocene to an ‘Ecocene’ ―Eco-Phenomenological Perspectives on Embodied, Anthro-Dece Ntric Transformations towards Enlivening Practices of Organising Sustainably
title_short From the Anthropocene to an ‘Ecocene’ ―Eco-Phenomenological Perspectives on Embodied, Anthro-Dece Ntric Transformations towards Enlivening Practices of Organising Sustainably
title_full From the Anthropocene to an ‘Ecocene’ ―Eco-Phenomenological Perspectives on Embodied, Anthro-Dece Ntric Transformations towards Enlivening Practices of Organising Sustainably
title_fullStr From the Anthropocene to an ‘Ecocene’ ―Eco-Phenomenological Perspectives on Embodied, Anthro-Dece Ntric Transformations towards Enlivening Practices of Organising Sustainably
title_full_unstemmed From the Anthropocene to an ‘Ecocene’ ―Eco-Phenomenological Perspectives on Embodied, Anthro-Dece Ntric Transformations towards Enlivening Practices of Organising Sustainably
title_sort from the anthropocene to an ‘ecocene’ ―eco-phenomenological perspectives on embodied, anthro-dece ntric transformations towards enlivening practices of organising sustainably
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2020-05-01
description The following paper discusses the contexts, conditions and implications of the so-called ‘Anthropocene’ (1). In particular, the following challenges the hyper-separation between nature and culture (2). Afterwards, possibilities for an anthro-decentric transformation are outlined (3). For this transformation-and following (eco) phenomenology-then the role of the body and embodiment, as well as a body-mediated turn towards an enlivening ‘ecocene’ is discussed (4). The article concludes with some implications and perspectives which are all related to a different kind of more sustainable organizing (5).
topic Anthropocene
transformation
embodiment
organising
eco-phenomenology
url https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/9/3633
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