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Reed M. Kurtz

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Mar 26, 2026, 3:43:18 PM (10 days ago) Mar 26
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This came across my inbox and looks like it may be of interest to others on these lists! (And obligatory apologies for cross-posting) 
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From: Maria Emanuela Galanti <degrowt...@lists.riseup.net>
Date: Thu, Mar 26, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Subject: [degrowth-world] Miniatures of Evolution: transformative learning in the ecological crisis
To: <degrowt...@lists.riseup.net>


Good morning or good evening, degrowth supporters!
With this email, I'm sharing with you a transformative learning intervention called "Miniatures of Evolution," which I've been successfully prototyping for over a year.


I  thought it might be of interest to degrowth and ecosocialism circles for the following reasons, which further elaborate on the points I mention in the brochure:
1) personal theories of evolution lead to the formation of "naked universals," which I tend to see as pillars of an anti-oppression practice of reclaiming the non-alienability of human nature, as represented by concepts that have only use value and not exchange value.

2) the creative process is supported by abduction, a form of subliminal conceptualization that bears traces of an origin in Aristotle and Hegel's phenomenology and therefore lends itself to being interpreted as the dialectical emergence of an experiential synthesis (provisional, to be verified in practice) in a  "neither-nor" form. In my personal theory of evolution, for example, the main force behind evolution is neither competition nor collaboration. 

3) The process of finding a context in nature to verify the existential hypothesis leads to theories that function as positive self-fulfilling prophecies, freeing energies for community empowerment and resilience.

4) In some cases (mine!), this process (spontaneous and non-directive) can lead to connecting the defense of green and vulnerable urban spaces against gentrification to the struggle of indigenous peoples to defend their territories.

Points 1), 3), and 4) lend themselves to initiating post-intervention research and, in my opinion, could lead to publications in academic journals, although for this I would need the help of PhD students or researchers in academia. 
If you're interested, you can contact me privately and also attend the presentation I'll give on April 24th, now open for registration.

Thank you for reading me and greetings from Rome, Italy !

Maria Emanuela Galanti
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Reed M. Kurtz, PhD
Senior Lecturer in Environmental Politics
Dept. of Political Science, Purdue University
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