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published on April 28, 2023
Simon N?rgaard Iversen
https://doi.org/10.5840/envirophil2023427127
A Hegelian Perspective on Nature Recognition
Recent posthuman theories of nature recognition seek to move beyond Hegel¡¯s anthropological starting point. This article serves as a criti?cal rejoinder to such posthuman attempts by taking aim at posthumanism¡¯s flat ontology and concept of agency. Instead, it is suggested that a genuine Hegelian starting point is better suited to discern the complex interrela?tionship between the human and nonhuman. It is argued that a Hegelian theory of recognition that takes Hegel¡¯s Philosophy of Nature and Philoso?phy of Mind into consideration can give nature its due while simultaneously preserving humans as the primary locus of agency in answering current environmental problems.