Anthropocene vs Tautology. What is the role of Pedagogy?

Abstract

The concept of “Anthropocene” has been enlightening the role of the human being about the epochal changes that the planet has undergone from the industrial revolution to nowadays. The Anthropocene in its various forms confronts us with the possibility of the end of humanity. What makes it difficult to counter this prefiguration is the fact that we do not perceive the possibility of changing the development model, of changing direction, as Morin would say, because this destiny has been transmitted to us like the air we breathe, like a Zeitgeist that we take for granted rather than as a historical phenomenon that had a beginning and can have an end. This is why the challenge is first of all rational and requires educators to develop the possibility of a different orientation from the dominant one in order to be able to act in a divergent direction with respect to the idea of immutable destiny. Therefore, Pedagogy can contribute to develop a different approach to this question that is no longer just a passive complaint, but an active opposition.