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The Neganthropocene Revisited: Entropy, World, Earth

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This chapter continues to question the Neganthropocene. It specifically revisits issues regarding the entropy of a system. Bataille’s ‘accursed share’ is called on to show alternative ways of thinking about the economy. I review a number of socio-philosophers who are engaged in rethinking the post-Anthropocene along economic lines, especially re-evaluating bio-based economy (BBE). The energy expenditure of the technosphere is raised. I end the chapter by questioning to what extent Heidegger’s philosophical framing is still useful for the post-Anthropocene.

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jagodzinski, j. (2024). The Neganthropocene Revisited: Entropy, World, Earth. In: Pedagogical Encounters in the Post-Anthropocene, Volume 2. Palgrave Studies in Educational Futures. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-54783-6_8

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