Online Conference 5-11 July 2021
1 July - 7 July, 2024
Sofia, Bulgaria
PLENARY - Paul Hoggett & Rebecca Nestor
Is Western Civilisation Against Nature?
Saturday 6 July 2024
2.30pm-3.45pm EEST
Abstract
In this dialogue Paul Hoggett and Rebecca Nestor will examine the repercussions of the deepening climate crisis for political, social, individual and ecological stability across the
globe.
Bearing in mind Bion’s specific usage of the terms, the question will be put whether Western civilisation in its modernist/colonial phase is a
fundamentally parasitic one both in terms of human to nature and human to human relations. In contrast what might symbiotic relations mean in our times?
Short Biographies
Paul Hoggett
Paul is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist and Emeritus Professor of Social Policy, UWE, UK. In 2001, with Larry Gould, Paul became the founding editor of the journal
Organisational & Social Dynamics. With Adrian Tait, Paul founded the Climate Psychology Alliance and later became its first Chair in 2012. His most recent book is Paradise Lost? The
Climate Crisis and the Human Condition (2023, Simplicity Institute).
Rebecca Nestor
Based in Oxford, UK, Rebecca is an organisational consultant, facilitator and coach with a particular focus on supporting people and organisations with the emotional impacts of the climate
and ecological crisis. Her recent doctorate researched the emotional experience of leaders in organisations that engage the public on climate change; consultancy experience with several
groups and organisations in the climate field; MBA and postgraduate consultancy qualifications.
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