In this episode, Eva von Redecker, applies the lens of critical theory and feminist philosophy to challenge the notion that the current economic system is inevitable and offers insights into how we can begin to change it and build something new in its place. Redecker calls for a reevaluation of our assumptions about work, value, and care, and advocates for prioritising the needs of the most vulnerable in society. She envisions a world where the current system, built on a foundation of patriarchy, is dismantled to make way for a more just and sustainable economic model. Redecker shares her ideas on how we can reorganise our daily habits to save life rather than destroy it, and how we can develop an ecological notion of freedom that is temporal and regenerative. She also explores the concept of time as a category for understanding and valuing nature, including biodiversity and soil health.
Eva von Redecker is an author and philosopher who focuses on critical theory, political philosophy, and feminist theory. She is the author of Praxis and Revolution: A Theory of Social Transformation in which she revisits the French Revolution to show how change arises from struggles in everyday social practice.
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This episode of SystemShift comes from Greenpeace Nordic and is hosted by Greenpeace campaigner and former Swedish politician and Green MEP, Carl Schlyter, and produced by Alexia Fridén, with additional support from Ariadna Rodrigo, Juliana Costa, Christian Aslund and Attila Kulcsár at Greenpeace.
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