Freedom in the Anthropocene

On February 7, 2020, at Boston College, the Platypus Affiliated Society hosted a panel titled \“Freedom in the Anthropocene\“. Description: The Dutch atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen recently characterized the period marked by the start of the industrial revolution in the 18th Century to the present as a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. This periodization is meant to capture a change in the history of the planet, namely that for the first time in history its course will be determined by the question of what humanity will become. [Read More]

Panelists: Rich Daniels, Emeritus Associate Professor of English, member of Radical Philosophy Association Ken Ward, Extinction Rebellion Max Wilbert, Deep Green Resistance The Dutch atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen recently characterized the period marked by the start of the industrial revolution in the 18th Century to the present as a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. This periodization is meant to capture a change in the history of the planet, namely that for the first time in history its course will be determined by the question of what humanity will become; the question of freedom. [Read More]

[archiveorg freedomintheanthropocene2019platypusaffiliatedsociety width=640 height=480 frameborder=0 webkitallowfullscreen=true mozallowfullscreen=true] A moderated panel discussion hosted by the Platypus Affiliated Society on the interrelation of capital, history, and ecology. Panelists: Ashik Siddique, Democratic Socialists of America Ethan Wright, Zero Hour Mike Golash, Progressive Labor Party Wyatt Verlen, Platypus Affiliated Society Description: The Dutch atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen has characterized the period marked by the start of the industrial revolution in the 18th Century to the present as a new geological epoch “the Anthropocene”. [Read More]