Baptiste Morizot recounts the story of how modern people monospecifically confiscated the privilege of developing environments, and explores how certain contemporary environmental restoration practices, carried out by the heirs of this confiscation, now envisage sharing this monopoly with non-human, animal and ecosystem entities. What are the philosophical and political implications of this local shift?

Baptiste Morizot is a philosopher and lecturer at Aix-Marseille University. He is the author of numerous books, including Les Diplomates (2016), Manières d'être vivant (2020), L'inexploré (2023). His latest book, Rendre l'eau à la terre, in collaboration with artist Suzanne Husky, was published in October 2024 by Actes Sud.

Meeting initiated by Estelle Zhong Mengual as part of the “Habiter le paysage: pratiques artistiques d'hospitalité pour le vivant” chair, supported by Christian Dior Parfums.
 

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