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This article aims to change the terms of the conversation about the ecological crisis. We argue that the human–nature dualism, a product of Enlightenment thought and primarily responsible for the ecological crisis, cannot be the basis for any meaningful solutions. We show how more recent Western imaginaries like the Anthropocene and Gaia proposed t... See more

Enlightenment ideals of progress and development, contingent on a political economy that privileges endless growth, have also led to the degradation of the natural environment (Merchant, 1980; Ophuls, 1997).

Enlightenment rationality is deeply embedded in the idea of Empire, whose mission involved political subjugation of those it sought to empower and civilize. There appears to be little awareness among Enlightenment thinkers that their much-celebrated use of reason created new forms of domination, even more insidious than coercive power because these... See more

The climate emergency facing humanity is a direct outcome of economic and political arrangements that view the natural world as a resource to be exploited only for economic gain while marginalizing alternate worldviews that regard humans as custodians of the planet (Büscher, Sullivan, Neves, Igoe, & Brockington, 2012). In this article, we argue

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