Ergon w erze antropocenu i nowe pytanie o bogactwo
Ergon in the Anthropocene and the New Question of Wealth
Author(s): Bernard StieglerContributor(s): Michał Krzykawski (Translator)
Subject(s): Political Philosophy, Contemporary Philosophy, Philosophy of Science, Culture and social structure , Human Ecology, Political Ecology, Socio-Economic Research, Labour and Social Security Law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Anthropocene; Adam Smith; entropy; work; wealth; labour;
Summary/Abstract: This article endeavours to rethink wealth and the meaning of work (understood not only as ponos, but also as ergon), in the context of the Anthropocene. It is argued that only through redefining work it is possible to safely overcome the limitations of this age. As the article proves, the Anthropocene is in fact the Entropocene: an age in which the biosphere is confronted with a sudden and mass increase of entropy in each dimension of life on Earth. In order to resolve this threat, the transformation of knowledge and skills is essential. These qualities are, arguably, capable of producing negentropy, that is, the way through which human beings produce artificial organs that enhance the world in its technological (and not biological) dimension. Therefore, negentropy is discussed as an adequate alternative to the economic models that fail to respond to the dynamics of the Anthropocene/Entropocene.
Journal: ER(R)GO. Teoria-Literatura-Kultura
- Issue Year: 1/2022
- Issue No: 44
- Page Range: 187-198
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish