The Leviacene: Defining Our Times
<p>This week David explores a different way of thinking about the current epoch: what if this isn’t the Anthropocene but the Leviacene?&nbsp;Who or what is really driving planetary destruction?&nbsp;Can human nature explain it?&nbsp;Or should we be looking at the political and economic superpowers that are leaving their marks all over the natural world?</p><p>For more on these themes, David’s new book&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/3shDzh0" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The Handover</em></a>&nbsp;is available now, including as an audiobook.&nbsp;</p><p><a href="https://shows.acast.com/pastpresentfuture/episodes/6492d1a18759ac00112913ba" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen</a> to our earlier podcast with historian of science Meehan Crist on Malthus and Malthusianism.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
Past Present Future · David Runciman
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Show Notes
This week David explores a different way of thinking about the current epoch: what if this isn’t the Anthropocene but the Leviacene? Who or what is really driving planetary destruction? Can human nature explain it? Or should we be looking at the political and economic superpowers that are leaving their marks all over the natural world?
For more on these themes, David’s new book The Handover is available now, including as an audiobook.
Listen to our earlier podcast with historian of science Meehan Crist on Malthus and Malthusianism.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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