Human dominance is a fact, not a debate | Aeon Essays
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Human dominance is a fact, not a debate | Aeon Essays
Homo sapiens held the record among all organisms for driving the most plant and animal species to their extinctions.
Yuval Noah Harari • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Another idea overturned by the feedback perspective is anthropocentrism—or seeing ourselves as the center of activities.
Peter M. Senge • The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization
One of the most honest accounts I’ve encountered of humanity’s relationship with nonhuman animals comes from political theorist Dinesh Wadiwel, who describes it as a state of war — not a metaphorical war, but a literal one, in which we are the aggressors. If you were an alien who knew nothing about our species, you might expect a civilization that ... See more