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Degrowth: A metamorphosis in being.
- Source :
- Environment & Planning E: Nature & Space; Sep2019, Vol. 2 Issue 3, p528-547, 20p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- The call to transform the growth society lacks an analysis of the human will. Problematically for degrowth, the enactment of this so-called will to transform has undesired matter-energetic consequences. Every act of transformation requires matter–energy, adding to the cumulative throughput of societies. To revert the ecospherical metabolism from a state of overshoot to one of degrowth, a metamorphosis in being is proposed. Building on Heidegger's fundamental ontology, the article invites degrowth practitioners to become releasers by waiting for the unexpected and then to prepare for the expected, the collapse of civilization. A practice of releasement, where meditative thinking resides, is considered as an effective way to counter the destructive will to transform, and hence contribute to degrowth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SOCIAL change
SOCIAL movements
WILL
ONTOLOGY
CIVILIZATION
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 25148486
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Environment & Planning E: Nature & Space
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 138199087
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/2514848618822511