The Activity of Human Passivity and the Process of Nature. Renaud Barbaras’ “Eco-Phenomenology” vis-à-vis the Anthropocene Paradox
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003538097-10" target="_blank" >10.4324/9781003538097-10</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Activity of Human Passivity and the Process of Nature. Renaud Barbaras’ “Eco-Phenomenology” vis-à-vis the Anthropocene Paradox
Original language description
The Anthropocene is defined by a paradoxical activity and passivity: humanity’s unprecedented power is associated with a huge increase in the unintended consequences of human action, with the emergence of natural forces beyond human control. According to Renaud Barbaras, the question of human passivity can only be fully addressed provided we answer a question not usually raised: Where does the passivity of sensory receptivity come from? In its depth, Barbaras reveals the activity of the subjective movement of desire, and in the heart of this movement an even deeper arche-passivity towards that which incites desire – the arche-process of nature in which human movement is involved. In doing so, Barbaras creates his own version of eco-phenomenology in which he originally clarifies the anthropocene paradox. This chapter will focus on his nuanced re-articulation of Merleau-Ponty’s concept of the “flesh of the world” as it extends beyond human corporeality to encompass the more-than-human realm, revealing nature’s intrinsic value and various non-human ways of its manifestation.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
C - Chapter in a specialist book
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/EH22_008%2F0004595" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004595: Beyond Security: Role of Conflict in Resilience-Building</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2026
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Book/collection name
Routledge Handbook of Eco-Phenomenology
ISBN
978-1-032-88180-5
Number of pages of the result
13
Pages from-to
98-110
Number of pages of the book
426
Publisher name
Routledge
Place of publication
Abingdon
UT code for WoS chapter
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