Heikkurinen, P (2019) Degrowth: A metamorphosis in being. Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space, 2 (3). pp. 258-547. ISSN 2514-8486
Abstract
The call to transform the growth society lacks an analysis of the human will. Problematically for degrowth, the enactment of this so-called will to transform has undesired matter-energetic consequences. Every act of transformation requires matter–energy, adding to the cumulative throughput of societies. To revert the ecospherical metabolism from a state of overshoot to one of degrowth, a metamorphosis in being is proposed. Building on Heidegger’s fundamental ontology, the article invites degrowth practitioners to become releasers by waiting for the unexpected and then to prepare for the expected, the collapse of civilization. A practice of releasement, where meditative thinking resides, is considered as an effective way to counter the destructive will to transform, and hence contribute to degrowth.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019, The Author(s). This is an author produced version of an article published in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Degrowth, metamorphosis, ontology, phenomenology, transformation |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 09 Sep 2019 10:52 |
Last Modified: | 09 Sep 2019 10:52 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/2514848618822511 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:150608 |