Working through the writings of three twentieth century critical theorists (Lukács, Adorno, and Postone), the authors argue that the idea of the Anthropocene is a historically specific reflection of helplessness, which only becomes possible at the close of the twentieth century.
Freedom in the Anthropocene: Twentieth-Century Helplessness in the Face of Climate Change by Alexander M. Stoner and Andony Melathopoulos, 2015, Palgrave Pivot
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