Bobadilla, Hernan (2022) What is at Stake in the Formalization of a Chronostratigraphic Unit? A Case Study on the Anthropocene. Philosophy of Science, 89 (5). pp. 1024-1033.

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Abstract

The prospective formalization of the Anthropocene as a chronostratigraphic unit by the International Commission on Stratigraphy has been intensely debated. This paper explores and assesses the stakes of this process from a philosophical perspective. I distinguish two senses of formalization—the descriptive and the evaluative—and argue that: 1) there are descriptive and evaluative formalizations of the Anthropocene beyond the confines of the ICS; 2) incoherencies between Anthropocene proposals and the ICS’s current tenets are not a decisive reason for deferring descriptive formalization; and 3) the prospective evaluative formalization of the Anthropocene by the ICS would be impactful.

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Item Type:	Published Article or Volume
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Bobadilla, Hernan hernan.bobadilla@univie.ac.at 0000-0003-0003-9952
Keywords:	Anthropocene, formalization, chronostratigraphic unit
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Earth Sciences General Issues > Values In Science
Depositing User:	Dr. Hernan Bobadilla
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2024 13:53
Last Modified:	16 Nov 2024 13:53
Item ID:	24231
Journal or Publication Title:	Philosophy of Science
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Official URL:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/philosophy...
DOI or Unique Handle:	https://doi.org/10.1017/psa.2022.46
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Earth Sciences General Issues > Values In Science
Date:	2022
Page Range:	pp. 1024-1033
Volume:	89
Number:	5
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/24231

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