Reformulating Human Security in a More-than-human World: Reflections on the (Post-)Human Condition in the Anthropocene

Hiroyuki Tosa
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Hiroyuki Tosa: Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

No 41, GSICS Working Paper Series from Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University

Abstract: For purposes of examining how to reformulate human security in the age of planetary crisis, this article is divided into eight sections. Following the introduction (section 1) describing the notion of Anthropocene, section 2 reviews recent revival of deep ecological thought: non-human turn in the context of Anthropocene. Section 3 discusses non-anthropocentrism and its limits by focusing on tacit anthropomorphism and introduces the concept of weak anthropocentrism. While going beyond simple deconstruction of nature/culture dichotomy, section 4 examines intertwined relations between ecological imbalance and social imbalance in the Patriarchal Capitalocene and section 5 examines racism: neuro-political fragmentation in Plantationocene. Section 6 introduces care-sensitive ethics for alleviating planetary crisis and the next section scrutinizes the implications of a crisis of care by looking at the way in which neoliberal capitalism guzzles care work from social reproductive sphere as well as extract wealth from natural sphere to sustain its accumulation. A final section: conclusion suggests the possibility of an ideal of total liberation framework for enhancing our practical capabilities to achieve the solidarity in a more-than-human world.

Keywords: human security; posthuman; more-than-human; Anthropocene; Plantationocene; total liberation framework (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 23 pages
Date: 2023-12
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