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Between History and Earth System Science (2022)

Coen, Deborah R. (Author)
Jonsson, Fredrik Albritton (Author)

Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences
Volume: 113
Issue: 2
Pages: 407-416

URI: http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/719648

DOI: 10.1086/719648

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History as a discipline; chronology; study of the past History of science, as a discipline Epistemology Historical method Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge Anthropocene Earth system science 21st century

The Anthropocene is the signature concept of the new discipline of Earth System science (ESS). This essay argues that ESS is, first and foremost, a framework for interdisciplinary collaboration, and it considers the advantages and disadvantages to historians of adopting this framework. The authors conclude that the epistemological framework of ESS devalues the role of historical interpretation and evinces a self-defeating tendency toward Holocene nostalgia. A historically informed response to the present environmental crisis needs to attend to historical forces that remain invisible to ESS, such as the technological agency of nondominant actors.

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