Details

Subject(s)

• Climate and civilization [Browse]
• Climatic changes [Browse]
• Humanities—Environmental aspects [Browse]
• Sustainability [Browse]

Publisher

• Yale University Press [Browse]

Series

• Future series (Yale University Press) [More in this series]
• The Future Series

Summary note

"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.

Notes

Series statement from publisher's website.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record and online resource (A&AePortal, viewed on May 25, 2023).

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.

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Other format(s)

Issued also in print.

ISBN

• 9780300274325
• 0300274327
• 9780300252712
• 0300252714

OCLC

1148878324

Doi

• 10.12987/9780300252712

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