This book develops a philosophy of education for the Anthropocene, proposing that we think about education in the light of contemporary bioclimatic challenges. Education is seen as the political means of choice for containing the runaway Earth system change and ensuring the sustainability of human life in society. In this book, Hétier and Wallenhorst continue their work on the biogeophysical and socio-political analysis of the Anthropocene here, tracing the path toward the re-founding of a political education to prepare students to address the greatest challenge of our time: the gradual disappearance of the bioclimatic conditions necessary for our very existence. ****

Includes an analysis that sets out the scientific and anthropological preconditions of educating for the Anthropocene Combines philosophical thinking, mobilization, transmission of Anthropocene knowledge and pedagogical transformation Draws on theories from philosophers, economists, and biologists to present a new philosophy of Education

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Renaud Hétier is Professor at the Université Catholique de l'Ouest, France, and Director of the LIRFE Education Sciences Laboratory. A former teacher, he holds a PhD in Educational Science from the University of Lyon 2, France. His work examines attention, presence, and mediation in education; the anthropological and psychological significance of digital practices; and also preparation for the future in times of collapse.

Nathanaël Wallenhorst is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Université catholique de l'Ouest, France. He has authored twenty-five books on politics, education, and anthropology in the Anthropocene. His recent publications include A Critical Theory for the Anthropocene, Handbook of the Anthropocene, *and Political Education for the Anthropocene*. He is a member of the Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) and leads the International Research Network (IRN) 'Education in the Anthropocene' for the World Education Research Association (WERA). His passion is trying to listen to the future.

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This book provides a roadmap for how to equip current and future generations with the knowledge that they no longer live in the world their parents took for granted, and the power to drive into a future they want.

Anthony D. Barnosky, Professor of Biology, University of California Berkeley, USA

With this book, Hétier and Wallenhorst launch a most urgent and necessary conversation.

John R. McNeill, Professor of History, Georgetown University, USA

Hétier and Wallenhorst masterfully convey the importance of accepting (and acting on) the reality that the Anthropocene has begun.

Francine M.G. McCarthy, Professor of Earth Sciences, Brock University, Canada

This book isbreathtaking in scope, radical in what it proposes, and a fascinating must-read.

Jürgen Renn, Professor of Physics, Max Plank Institute of Geoanthropology, Germany

This book is an ethical and philosophical rationale for the need to overcome the paradox that children are the most affected by the change of the Earth system, and that they bear no responsibility for it. The book is highly recommended.

Reinhold Leinfelder, Professor of Geobiology, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany

"This deeply-thought-out and eloquently written book is essential reading for anyone involved with teaching.

Jan Zalasiewicz, Professor of Geology, University of Leicester, UK

This book develops a philosophy of education for the Anthropocene, proposing that we think about education in the light of contemporary bioclimatic challenges. Education is seen as the political means of choice for containing the runaway Earth system change and ensuring the sustainability of human life in society.

Renaud Hétier is Professor at the Université catholique de l'Ouest, France, and Director of the LIRFE Education Sciences Laboratory.

Nathanaël Wallenhorst is Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Université catholique de l'Ouest, France.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction. Reshaping educational thinking Reshaping educational thinking.- Chapter 2. The Anthropocene: the new geological epoch. Summary of the debate on its dating.- Chapter 3. Learning to live and let live together.- Chapter 4. The Covid-19 pandemic how we are fully entering the Anthropocene.- Chapter 5. What should we do with the time remaining to us?.- Chapter 6. Precisely what sort of citizenship should we be educating for?.- Chapter 7. How, in the neoliberal era, can one be a good citizen?.- Chapter 8. Critique, resistance, and utopia.- Chapter 9. Education that shapes and transforms learners.- Chapter 10. Investing in our ability to bring life.- Chapter 11. Pedagogy in the face of the challenge posed by the Anthropocene.- Chapter 12. General Conclusion.