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Wonder to Imagine Better – Thinking Politics in the Anthropocene
DOI: 10.18276/aie.2026.76-01
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| ISSN: | 1734-9923 |
| eISSN: | 2300-7621 |
| Authors: |
Urszula
Lisowska
Uniwersytet Wrocławski |
| Keywords: | the Anthropocene politics wonder imagination reflective judgment |
| Issue / book publication date: | 2026 |
| Page range: | 20 (5-24) |
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Abstract
The paper considers the relevance of wonder and imagination to thinking about politics in the Anthropocene. In the first step, the Anthropocene is presented as a foundational political challenge. After that, the faculties of imagination and wonder are discussed, each in relation to the challenge(s) posed by the Anthropocene. In the final step, wonder is connected to imagination through an account of reflective judgment. The paper concludes by looping back to the Anthropocene and pointing to further questions to be considered. The argument draws on the work of Hannah Arendt, Martha C. Nussbaum, and Jeremy Bendik-Keymer,
among others.
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