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nature strikes back

12-13 June 2025

Being Human on Technologized Earth

Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague

One cannot, particularly at present, meaningfully consider
the human condition without also considering the condition of nature.
Whether we accept the concept of the Anthropocene or not, it is evident that humans are having an enormous impact on the Earth, and the natural environment is striking back. This dynamic raises a variety of feelings and evokes pressing practical and theoretical questions. To address these issues, we invite researchers in the philosophy of technology and environmental philosophy—ideally at the intersection of both—to explore the topics outlined below, preferably by interlinking them. We welcome a variety of philosophical approaches, including new, experimental, or hybrid ones, and are open to combining philosophy with empirically oriented approaches not only from the social sciences.

This website was funded by the European Regional Development Fund project ‘Beyond Security: Role of Conflict in Resilience-Building’ (reg. no.: CZ.02.01.01/00/22_008/0004595) which was implemented by the partner of the project, the Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences (IP CAS).