Anthropocene, human sciences and historiography.

Area of Science:

• Environmental Humanities
• Social Sciences
• Historiography

Background:

• The Anthropocene discourse is increasingly engaging humanities and social sciences.
• These fields are crucial for understanding the broader implications of the Anthropocene.
• Existing studies often focus on scientific aspects, necessitating a broader socio-humanistic perspective.

Purpose of the Study:

• To explore how humanities and social sciences contribute to understanding the Anthropocene's
• consequential meta-level
• To analyze the relationship between causes, effects, and consequences of the new planetary regime within these disciplines.
• To examine the debate surrounding the
• technosphere

Main Methods:

• Literature review of works in humanities and social sciences focusing on the Anthropocene.
• Analysis of scholarly debates on the
• technosphere
• and its implications.
• Conceptual exploration of the
• ontological turn
• in relation to historiography.

Main Results:

• Humanities and social sciences provide critical frameworks for analyzing the Anthropocene's complex causes and consequences.
• The concept of the
• technosphere
• is a key area of discussion, highlighting human impact on the planet.
• Historiography can be enriched by incorporating insights from the
• ontological turn
• .

Conclusions:

• The humanities and social sciences offer vital perspectives for a comprehensive understanding of the Anthropocene.
• The
• ontological turn
• presents a promising avenue for expanding historical analysis and communication.
• Integrating these perspectives enhances our ability to address the challenges of the Anthropocene.