Anthropology of the Anthropocene Ideas for a Courageous Education

This book questions the epistemological foundations of education in the Anthropocene. Itreviewsa 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 educationfor the Anthropocene.The concept of the Anthropocene extends to many fields of sciences. It is now anchored in a multidisciplinary scientific literature andrecognizedby 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 exploreshow the recognition of the crisishelpsto see the history of humanity with unexpected freshness.Thiswork 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 inecology, social sciences,pedagogy, and philosophy.