Date of Award
8-1-2025
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Philosophy
First Advisor
Brown, Matthew
Abstract
Globally, we face a situation that seems increasingly dire. Our current system of production and societal structures both drive the destruction of the environment and perpetuate oppression of all forms, leading to massive crises within society and the environment. These crises are deeply linked with one another in an assemblage that will be referred to as the polycrisis. This thesis is primarily motivated by the following questions: Why have we so far failed to adequately respond to the polycrisis and what can be done about it now? My answers are that 1) we are failing to adequately consider the real conditions we face and therefore falling prey to reciprocal failings in our theory and practice and 2) that we must develop and put into practice a plurality of solutions grounded in the specific contexts faced by the actual people attempting to deal with these problems.
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