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Brett Bowden, "Now Is Not the Time: Inside Our Obsession with the Present" (Iff Books, 2024)

New Books in Sociology

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Navigating Time: The Dichotomy of Human Urgency and Geological Epochs

This chapter explores the tension between human urgency and the slow, vast timelines of geological changes. It questions the appropriateness of anthropocentric labels like the Anthropocene in light of humanity's impact on nature and our struggle to understand it.

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