The conference will take place in the Aula Magna of the La Nau Cultural Centre the next 18 October, at 18:00, and will be moderated by the head of Initiatives of the Observatory, Raúl Abeledo. The entry is free and requires prior registration.

Since mid ‘80s, this prolific essayist has been reflecting on the different dimensions of the ecosocial crisis into which our society is plunged.

The political ecology and the ecological thinking from which he formulates his postulates take shape in the concept of “ecological humanities”. Through this idea, he seeks to develop a “symbioethics” in the framework of a Earth-friendly culture and from a dialogical and interdisciplinary perspective. The conference will address, precisely, his proposal —as inevitable as it is undeniable— for the ecosocial transition and the establishment of a new conception of a sustainable society.

Among other proposals and notions, Riechmann advocates for a drastic reduction of energy use as well as the change of disvalues that prevail in our society.

Jorge Riechmann

Jorge Riechmann (Madrid, 1962) is a tenured professor of Ethics and Political Philosophy at the Autonomous University of Madrid. As an essayist and poet, he has dedicated a great part of his work to the analysis and the reflexion on the dimension of the ecological crisis, featured in his books “Another end of the world is possible”, “Report to the Quaternary Subcommittee” or “Barefoot ecosocialism”, among others.