Abstract
Noting that humans are affecting the Earth’s envelopes, with geosciences becoming inseparable from social sciences and humanities, and acknowledging the increasing use of the word Anthropocene, the authors of this paper explore the possibility of a scientific paradigm shift. (1) Since the 17th century, modern science has developed in a context of naturalist worlding that favors its hegemony over other modes of existence and its paradigm of a quest to define the laws of nature. (2) Various manifestations attest to the emergence of a paradigm of knowledge diversity and the unravelling of the naturalist worlding. (3) The current boom in participatory science is a sign of this paradigm shift: through the fundamental changes to the Earth System that refer to it, the Anthropocene forces science to move towards action and interact with a society involved in adapting to changes and concerned with the threats to its territory’s habitability. Constatant que les humains affectent les enveloppes de la Terre, que les géosciences sont devenues indissociables des sciences humaines et sociales et que l’utilisation du mot Anthropocène s’amplifie, les auteurs de cet article explorent l’éventualité du changement de paradigme de la science. (1) La science moderne s’est développée depuis le 17ème siècle dans un contexte de mondiation naturaliste favorisant son hégémonie sur les autres modes d’existence et son paradigme de quête de lois de la nature. (2) Différentes manifestations attestent l’émergence d’un paradigme de diversité de la connaissance et de l’effritement de la mondiation naturaliste. (3) L’essor des sciences participatives est une manifestation de ce changement de paradigme : l’Anthropocène, par les changements fondamentaux sur le système terrestre qui s’y réfèrent, oblige la science à s’étendre vers l’action et à interagir avec la société impliquée dans l’adaptation aux changements et concernée par les menaces sur l’habitabilité de son territoire.
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