That future age of which we can only dream

Exploring the origins of the climate crisis in the Story of Progress

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ID4881863
AutoresM B Smith (0000-0001-6804-6441, Department of History Ithaca College Ithaca New York USA, autor correspondente)
Ano2021
Volume57
Fascículo4
Páginas396-408
Data de publicação2021-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0022-5061 • E-ISSN: 1520-6696
EditoraWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/jhbs.22133
PMID34542170
OpenAlexW3201015934
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas43

The principal source of the ecological ruptures planet Earth is currently experiencing-the unfolding climate emergency above all-is a story a small subset of humans have been telling themselves and living according to the precepts for about 300 years. Slowly and often reluctantly the number of adherents to this story has grown until there are few places on the planet where the story does not hold at least partial sway. Over the past 300 years, the Story of Progress has evolved from a possibility to an article of faith. Examining the history of the Story of Progress makes visible the degree to which the idea of Progress has become woven into language itself, making it difficult to articulate other possibilities-and, therefore, difficult to escape the story that has produced a catastrophic climate crisis

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