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John Zerzan

    Dieser amerikanische Autor ist ein Anarchist, Primitivist, Philosoph und Schriftsteller, dessen Werk die Agrarzivilisation als inhärent unterdrückend kritisiert. Er plädiert dafür, die Lebensweisen von Jägern und Sammlern als Inspiration für eine freie Gesellschaft zu nutzen. Seine Kritik richtet sich gegen Themen wie Domestizierung, Sprache, symbolisches Denken, einschließlich Mathematik und Kunst, sowie das Zeitkonzept.

    Why Hope?
    Origins : A John Zerzan Reader
    Against civilization readings and reflections
    A People's History Of Civilization
    • A People's History Of Civilization

      • 311 Seiten
      • 11 Lesestunden

      Has civilization been a good idea? Zerzan doesn't think so. We may need this critical perspective, as the nature of civilization becomes clearer--and more frightening!

      A People's History Of Civilization2018
      4,5
    • Why Hope?

      The Stand Against Civilization

      • 135 Seiten
      • 5 Lesestunden

      The infamous eco-anarchist John Zerzan whose books have resulted in recent interviews by Vice and Believer magazines, checks in with further provocative articles about the chaotic results of civilization and technology. Says novelist Lang Gore in his "The present collection of essays continues the overarching thrust of John's scholarship, unveiling the post-apocalyptic nature of our times by noting the apocalypse was yesterday, several thousand years ago, to be precise, and that nothing produced by civilization can ever redeem the systematic attempt it has undertaken these (very) few millennia to destroy or alienate any human connection with the earth. "In fact, when civilized Europeans imposed themselves everywhere on Earth, they created a terminal crisis for themselves by their very contact with indigenous societies. Suddenly, those with eyes to see and ears to hear could recognize that patriarchy, property and authority, and certainly slavery, were neither necessary nor desirable, let alone determined by 'human nature.'"

      Why Hope?2015
    • “Read it and you will never think of civilization in the same way again.”—Kirkpatrick SaleThis anthology about "the pathology of civilization" offers insight into how progress and technology have led to emptiness and alienation.

      Against civilization readings and reflections2005
      3,9