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@article{ART003022049},
author={Ko, Bong-Jun},
title={Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking},
journal={PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE},
issn={1975-1621},
year={2023},
number={43},
pages={29-50},
doi={10.33639/ptc.2023..43.002}

TY - JOUR
AU - Ko, Bong-Jun
TI - Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking
JO - PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
PY - 2023
VL - null
IS - 43
PB - Research Institute for East-West Thought
SP - 29
EP - 50
SN - 1975-1621
AB - Today, humanity is living in the era of the climate crisis. Since its initial proposal by biologist Eugene Stoermer and atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen in 2000, the concept of the ‘Anthropocene’ has been widely used to encapsulate the crises facing humanity today. However, the ‘Anthropocene’ is not merely a descriptive concept. It signifies the disappearance of the customary distinction between human history and natural history and goes further to suggest that humans should be recognized as a ‘species’ included within geological time. This new reality of the breakdown of traditional boundaries or modern divisions demands a new mode of thinking, affecting the entire field of humanities, including literature. In this essay, we explore the aspects of this new mode of thinking centered around ‘Planetary Thinking’. Specifically, we delve into the distinctions between ‘world’ and ‘planet’, and ‘nature’ or ‘environment’ and ‘ecology’. If the former represents a mode of thought centered around ‘humans’, the latter can be described as a mode of thought that recognizes all existence on a metaphysical equality within the backdrop of the ‘planet’. This essay examines the transformation of such modes of thought and the challenges it has posed within the realms of literature, philosophy, and other fields within the humanities.
KW - Anthropocene;Planetary thinking;world;ecology;Nature;novel
DO - 10.33639/ptc.2023..43.002
ER -

Ko, Bong-Jun. (2023). Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 43, 29-50.

Ko, Bong-Jun. 2023, "Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking", PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, no.43, pp.29-50. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2023..43.002

Ko, Bong-Jun "Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE 43 pp.29-50 (2023) : 29.

Ko, Bong-Jun. Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking. 2023; 43 : 29-50. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2023..43.002

Ko, Bong-Jun. "Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.43(2023) : 29-50.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2023..43.002

Ko, Bong-Jun. Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE, 43, 29-50. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2023..43.002

Ko, Bong-Jun. Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking. PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE. 2023; 43 29-50. doi: 10.33639/ptc.2023..43.002

Ko, Bong-Jun. Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking. 2023; 43 : 29-50. Available from: doi:10.33639/ptc.2023..43.002

Ko, Bong-Jun. "Humanistic Response to the ‘Anthropocene’ and Planetary thinking" PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE no.43(2023) : 29-50.doi: 10.33639/ptc.2023..43.002