Last Born In The Wilderness

[Intro: 9:45] In this episode, I speak with eco-radical philosopher, writer, and poet Julian Langer.  We begin this discussion by addressing Julian's recent essay ‘The Whole is Less than the Sum of its Parts,’ in which he redefines what we commonly understand "collectivism" and "individualism" to be: "If collectivism is correct, and the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, then it doesn’t matter if 10% of a coral reef is bleached, or 20%, or 90%, because you have this transcendental greater than, which remains. Likewise, the death of 1 polar bear doesn’t matter, because individuals are inconsequential, and neither does the extinction of 1 species, because you still have this larger whole of earth that matters more, and likewise it doesn’t matter if 200 individual species comprised of statistically irrelevant individuals die due to ecocide, because the transcendental whole remains." (https://bit.ly/3h0ySNR) Also, we address themes addressed in some of his other writings, including his thoughts on so