Dźwignie wyobraźni epoki antropocenu: gaizm
Intuition Pumps of the Anthropocene Epoch: Gaism

Summary/Abstract: The Gaia hypothesis, formulated in the 1970s and considered heresy by biologists at the time, is proving to have tremendous proliferative capacity. Because of growing awareness of the impact human beings have on the well‑being of our planet, Lovelock’s concept has returned in hundreds of Anthropocene terra- and geocentric narratives. The article outlines the evolution of this idea from its emergence to the present day, pointing out its current iterations (Gaia 2.0, ecosexuality). It also proves that, as one of the most important theories organizing the modern imagination, this hypothesis has become the basis of a certain variety of Anthropocene language, referred to here as Gaism. The article presents the Gaian thought from the most prominent representatives of posthumanism, Bruno Latour and John Gray. It also analyzes and interprets the assumptions of a provocative queer activist movement, developed from the ideas of ecosexuality and united around the slogan “The Earth is our lover.”

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