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TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: Need for Posthuman Ethics in the Anthropocene Era

Title
TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: Need for Posthuman Ethics in the Anthropocene Era
Creator
Wilson K.D.; Edwin Jeevaraj A.
Description
Ethics, which constitutes principles that guide human conduct, deserves particular attention in this era of the Anthropocene, when human actions greatly influence ecology. Renaissance humans have hegemonised humanistic ethics of living and interacting with the world since the Enlightenment. While exalting human exceptionalism, humanism has relegated all other forms of existence to a subservient taxonomy, categorising them as raw material for human empowerment. The self-exalted autonomous subject, homo sapiens, faces the threat of extinction in the wake of unprecedented and violent ecological reactions. The exponential growth of the agency of intelligent machines also calls to question the autonomous human agency propagated by humanism. A paradigm shift is the moments need; this paper suggests posthuman ethics as an alternative. The new worldview, post-humanism, places the homo sapiens in relation to the rest of the universe. Philosophical post-humanism, proposed by Francesca Ferrando, foregrounds posthuman ethics that are post-humanistic, post-anthropocentric, and post-dualistic. They form a roadmap towards a sustainable future. 2023 Journal of Dharma: Dharmaram Journal of Religions and Philosophies.
Source
Journal of Dharma, Vol-48, No. 2, pp. 211-230.
Date
2023-01-01
Publisher
Dharma Research Association
Subject
Philosophical Post-humanism; Post- Anthropocentrism; Post-Dualism; Post-human Ethics; Post-humanism
Coverage
Wilson K.D., Department of English and Cultural Studies, School of Arts and Humanities, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Edwin Jeevaraj A., Department of English and Cultural Studies, School of Arts and Humanities, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India
Rights
Restricted Access
Relation
ISSN: 2537222
Format
Online
Language
English
Type
Article

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Citation

Wilson K.D.; Edwin Jeevaraj A., “TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: Need for Posthuman Ethics in the Anthropocene Era,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 24, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/14221.

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