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The Reification of Non-Human Nature

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  • Teea Kortetmäki

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Reification is a concept of critical theory that denotes certain problematic, habitualised forms of objectification. In this article, I examine whether the concept can be applied in environmental philosophy and what value it has for environmental critical theory. I begin by introducing the concept and the two senses in which reification of the non-human world has been discussed in the literature: first, denoting the misrecognition of others’ attitudes towards the natural world; and second, denoting a misconceived relationship between humans and their environment. After this, I introduce two potentially new subjects of reification: non-human animals and non-human nature. I also discuss two phenomena that could count as reification: industrial meat production and the commodification of ecological systems.

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  • Teea Kortetmäki, 2019. "The Reification of Non-Human Nature," Environmental Values, , vol. 28(4), pages 489-506, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:envval:v:28:y:2019:i:4:p:489-506
    DOI: 10.3197/096327119X15576762300730
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