This book questions the epistemological foundations of education in the Anthropocene. It reviews a body of evidence that strongly supports the view that the Earth's systems are emerging into an epoch known as the Anthropocene. This volume examines a number of concepts including the political ecology and the modes of veridiction in the Anthropocene as well as philosophy, anthropology and history of the concept of courage and the humanities. It champions forward-looking educational initiatives and presents a new philosophy on education for the Anthropocene.

The concept of the Anthropocene extends to many fields of sciences. It is now anchored in a multidisciplinary scientific literature and recognized by both sides of the ideological and political battle of the 21st century, on which several controversies are grafted in a complex way. It also has a strong anthropological consistency: what kind of humans do we want to become? The author explores how the recognition of the crisis helps to see the history of humanity with unexpected freshness. This work contributes to an epistemological and paradigmatic reflection on the foundations of education in the Anthropocene epoch. The author has seized on the biogeophysical ruptures of the Anthropocene to develop a pedagogical and anthropological reflection in a stimulating and creative way. This volume is of interest to researchers of the Anthropocene, as well as to scholars in ecology, social sciences, pedagogy, and philosophy.

Presents a knowledgeable guide to the mess the Earth system is in and how we can get out of this crisis Takes a human-centered approach to examining the Anthropocene Is a critical essay to better understand why the notion of transition is ineffective and meaningless

Autorentext

Prof. Dr. François Prouteau is Deputy President for Humanities at Universite Catholique de Lille. He holds a Master of Science in Engineering from the French Grande Ecole IMT Atlantique. He was awarded a degree of Doctor in Educational Sciences (Universite Lyon 2) in 2004 and a HDR diploma (Universite Rennes 2) in 2024 for the steering of research. Latest international publications: Critique, utopia and resistance: three functions of pedagogy of resonance in the Anthropocene (2022); Education for taking responsibility in the Anthropocene in the light of Paul Ricoeur (2023); Ecological transition and education in odyssey (2023). For over thirty years, he has launched and accompanied the development of higher education institutions in Europe, Africa, America and Asia. From 2013 to 2023, he was Executive President of Fondacio.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Foundations of education in the Anthropocene.- Chapter 2. For a regenerated humanism's holistic approach.- Chapter 3. Anthropology and pedagogy open to the future.- Chapter 4. Educating in the Anthropocene: epistemology, methodology and praxeology.- Chapter 5. Complexity sciences and education in the Anthropocene.- Chapter 6. Resonance pedagogy for education in the Anthropocene.- Chapter 7. The courage of education in the Anthropocene.