Imagine a dying world, where organisms and resources are rapidly vanishing and the life-sustaining environment converts into a danger zone for its inhabitants. Imagination is not required for creating such a world because humans are currently constructing one. As a result of human activities, Earth has been transformed and a new geological age called “the Anthropocene” has been seriously proposed. The Anthropocene will witness the necessity for all walks of life to face numerous, new challenges as
religion. The different aspects of the world creates nature; it is linked together. It is unethical of Victor’s wrongdoings of animating the creature then abandoning it after realizing the truth, “A mummy again endued with animation could not be so hideous as that wretch” (Shelley 43). Victor’s understanding towards the creation of his monster is the modernity of Latour’s belief. It is shown that Victor has abandoned the creature and has no concern of the consequences. Latour argues that the pollution
In the early 2000s, the ‘Anthropocene’ emerged as a widespread term to represent the current era of Earth’s history. According to Paul J. Crutzen and Eugene F. Stoermer, the ‘Anthopocene’ represents a “geologic epoch” characterized by human activities that profoundly transform the environment, threaten ecosystems, and cause unparalleled disruptions on earth’s natural processes. (Ogden et al. 2013: 341) Unfortunately, humanity in the period of the ‘Anthropocene’ has contributed to a range of environmental
return, our expansion may be causing nature to retreat. So how can we combat this decline? In today’s modern age, human interference may be necessary to preserve what’s left of nature because of what happens to the environment in consequence to human advancements. The world is your oyster, figuratively or literally? As hunters and gatherers, our ancestors thrived off of the land they lived on, and took what it gave them. Today,
historical momentum in a stubborn denial of the importance to engage critically with the reality of the environment. (The Ecological Rift, Foster, p. 31). As Professor Foster explained the core of the needed ecological revolution is in viewing the world ecologically, which involves recognizing that modern human societies are ecosystem-dependent and thus rejecting the assumption that societies are “exempt” from the forces of nature. The wrong conceptual thinking that our technology and economic system
placed on the first square of a chessboard, and then double that on the second square, and then double the second on the third, and so on. By the time all the rice would be added up, it would equal well over the production of rice in the entire modern world! Needless to say, the mathematician did not receive his reward . The same concept applies to time, at some point the human mind ceases to differentiate between larger and larger timescales. Like the king and his chessboard, we have trouble contemplating
we do not have to make choices, judgments, responsibilities and entitlements. (2014, Lecture 9; p. 1) Yet, the successes of mass-production and consumption in the new economy seem cause us entirely forgot to notify finitude and limits of the whole world. This problem would be a threat in our future and the next generation. Population does consistently increase while
Anthropological Critique of Davidson et al. (2014) ‘Anthropogenic Nutrients and Harmful Algae in Coastal Waters’ Introduction With geological experts currently heralding a new geological period, the Anthropocene (Kolbert, 2011), attention is drawn to the overarching impact of humankind upon the environment. The article ‘Anthropogenic nutrients and harmful algae in coastal waters’, published by the Journal of Environmental Management, Davidson et al. (2014) propose that nutrients from anthropogenic
human beings strive to complete actions which will leave a lasting impact on the world. Ambition stems from this belief that many humans possess. While ambition motivates humans to achieve their goals, possessing such a strong drive often leads to negative consequences for both themselves and their peers. As humans, we must understand that our ambition possesses a complex and powerful role in the way we shape our world. Therefore, as it is not purely positive or negative, we must work to carefully
Lapinski, whose expertise made the fragility of the workings of the Earth explicit. One more professor who has influenced me is Dr. Spencer S. Stober, who was a guest speaker for this class. He caused us to consider our responsibility for future generations by asking us to take the footprint calculator. He talked about his book Natured-Centered Leadership and explained that the word “Anthropocene” denotes that the contemporary age is seen as the only time in which man is the dominant factor of