simulo reviewed Designs for the pluriverse by Arturo Escobar (New ecologies for the twenty-first century)
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4 stars
A bit more philosophical and metaphysical than “Whose Global Village”, emphasizing the idea of radical interdependence (rather than dualist and/or individualist views) and designing for “A world where many worlds fit”. I liked that the author builds a lot on the ideas of south-american academics, indigneous and afrodescent people, which I did mostly not know of before.
The author discusses the problems of a one-world world, in which only one way of knowing and ontology is accepted: That of western science – which then serves as foundation for instrumental changes and designs.
The designs for the pluriverse which the the author has in mind is different than the common understanding of the term today, which is very modernist and expert driven. It could rather be understood as planning and iterating in a community-based way, focused on a negociated/negociatable outcome.
People who like Varela, Ingold or Whitehead will find quite some …
A bit more philosophical and metaphysical than “Whose Global Village”, emphasizing the idea of radical interdependence (rather than dualist and/or individualist views) and designing for “A world where many worlds fit”. I liked that the author builds a lot on the ideas of south-american academics, indigneous and afrodescent people, which I did mostly not know of before.
The author discusses the problems of a one-world world, in which only one way of knowing and ontology is accepted: That of western science – which then serves as foundation for instrumental changes and designs.
The designs for the pluriverse which the the author has in mind is different than the common understanding of the term today, which is very modernist and expert driven. It could rather be understood as planning and iterating in a community-based way, focused on a negociated/negociatable outcome.
People who like Varela, Ingold or Whitehead will find quite some familiar ideas.
