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Jedediah Purdy

Professor of Law, Duke University

Jedediah Purdy is Professor of Law at Duke University in North Carolina. His forthcoming book is After Nature: A Politics for the Anthropocene.

Written by Jedediah Purdy

Aerial photo of a landscape with pink and purple water bodies amid sandy terrain. The contrast creates unique patterns and textures.

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Ecology and environmental sciences

Anthropocene fever

The Anthropocene idea has been embraced by Earth scientists and English professors alike. But how useful is it?

Jedediah Purdy