Talk and Discussion: A Plan to Save the Future from Collaps: Half Earth Socialism

The description is taken from the event’s website and has been translated into English.

The event will take place in English.

“Troy Vettese in conversation with Dirk Baecker and Maike Weißpflug
Moderation: Alexander Karschnia

An important legacy of naturalist E.O. Wilson is his book “Half-Earth.” In it, he calls on us to leave half of the globe to nature. Troy Vettese and Drew Pendergrass take up this call in “HALF EARTH SOCIALISM.” For them, the only alternative to rewilding is gigantic geoengineering programs. To illustrate the danger of such domination of nature, they read the classics of neoliberal literature against the grain. Hayek’s thesis of “agnotology,” or unknowability, is turned on its head: it is not markets but ecosystems that are too complex to regulate. Can this idea form the basis for ecological policy in times of impending collapse?

Entry is free, but requires registration.

The event is part of the event series Brecht-Days 2026”