This article examines the conflict between eco-social imaginaries through the lens of Sellars’s distinction between the manifest and the scientific images. It first addresses the debate on the “end of nature,” questioning the advisability of abandoning the concept of nature. Drawing on Hegel, Benjamin, and niche construction theory, it argues that a dialectical account of the organism-environment relation can complement the compositionist perspective advanced by Bruno Latour and further developed by Donna Haraway. Finally, the Anthropocene is interpreted as an emblematic case requiring a dialectical rethinking of the tension between anthropocentric and compositionist eco-imaginaries.
The End of Nature and the Conflict between Eco-Social Imaginaries
Danilo Manca
2025-01-01
Abstract
This article examines the conflict between eco-social imaginaries through the lens of Sellars’s distinction between the manifest and the scientific images. It first addresses the debate on the “end of nature,” questioning the advisability of abandoning the concept of nature. Drawing on Hegel, Benjamin, and niche construction theory, it argues that a dialectical account of the organism-environment relation can complement the compositionist perspective advanced by Bruno Latour and further developed by Donna Haraway. Finally, the Anthropocene is interpreted as an emblematic case requiring a dialectical rethinking of the tension between anthropocentric and compositionist eco-imaginaries.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
