Antropoceno, crise ambiental e capitalismo canibal
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Este texto discute a tese de que os conceitos de Antropoceno e, de modo associado, de risco, limite e resiliência, ao mesmo tempo que trazem novos elementos ao debate sobre as crises ambiental e climática em curso, apresentam limites teóricos, epistemológicos e, sobretudo, políticos ao equacionamento das referidas crises. Tais limites decorrem do fato de que, à incorporação do homem como fator de risco, associa-se uma certa naturalização das causas das crises, expressa na relativização de riscos e limites e em um conceito genérico, conservador e funcional de resiliência. A reflexão analisa referências teóricas em torno do conceito de Antropoceno, com ênfase nas contribuições de Bruno Latour e Nancy Fraser. Conclui-se que tais limitações dificultam a definição objetiva de processos e responsabilidades sobre as crises, traduzindo-se na dificuldade de construção de estratégias políticas de transformação das condições de produção e reprodução do sistema. A principal contribuição do trabalho consiste na indicação de brechas e vieses, no campo dos estudos das organizações e das políticas públicas, que reproduzem a retórica conservadora de que o sistema produtor das crises é, de per se, capaz de superá-las. Assim, a imprecisão teórico-conceitual constitui artifício político que assegura a reprodução e a legitimidade do capitalismo canibal.
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