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14. Geomorphology and Philosophy: A STEAM Survey of the Anthropocene

Authors : Valeria Dattilo, Francesco De Pascale

Published in: The STEAM Revolution

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Many researchers propose that the Anthropocene represents a new division of geological time, positing that our activity by our use of fossil fuels has warmed the planet, raised sea levels, eroded the ozone layer and acidified the oceans. We contend the Anthropocene can only be understood in an interdisciplinary way, integrating ideas from the natural and social sciences with philosophy. That is, by means of STEAM.

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When we mention ‘Man’ in this chapter, we mean, as Aristotle said, ‘the animal who has language’, which is the human capacity to make history, and this is, undoubtedly, a natural datum which distinguishes our species from the others; of course, we don’t refer to ‘Man’ as a male species but to Homo sapiens, to human life generally, both female and male.
 
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According to Heidegger, death is only a simple refection of authentic dying.
 
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We can also use the following synonyms, the endless and the invariant, using Chomsky’s terms, the eternal, in Augustine’s terms, and the language faculty, in Saussurian jargon.
 
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Metadata
Title
Geomorphology and Philosophy: A STEAM Survey of the Anthropocene
Authors
Valeria Dattilo
Francesco De Pascale
Copyright Year
2019
Book
The STEAM Revolution

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-89817-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-89818-6

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89818-6_14