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<p>This paper re-evaluates the relationship between nature and technology in light of human-centeredness. It differentiates three conceptual domains: (1) the ethical evaluation of human manipulation of nature, (2) the definition and conceptual significance of the Anthropocene, and (3) the ontological distinction between natural, artificial, and hybrid entities. The concept of “third nature” is proposed as a hybrid ontological and normative category that emerges from the interaction of first (biological) and second (technological-cultural) nature. Methodologically, this concept serves to reveal forms of hidden anthropocentrism and provides a framework for a Kantian-inspired ethics adapted to the Anthropocene condition. In doing so, the paper argues that human autonomy must be preserved not by rejecting technology, but by critically understanding the mediated nature of human-nature entanglement.</p>

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Third Nature: Towards a Hybrid Account of Anthropocentrism

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    2025年10月5日

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  • Jörg Noller

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This paper re-evaluates the relationship between nature and technology in light of human-centeredness. It differentiates three conceptual domains: (1) the ethical evaluation of human manipulation of nature, (2) the definition and conceptual significance of the Anthropocene, and (3) the ontological distinction between natural, artificial, and hybrid entities. The concept of “third nature” is proposed as a hybrid ontological and normative category that emerges from the interaction of first (biological) and second (technological-cultural) nature. Methodologically, this concept serves to reveal forms of hidden anthropocentrism and provides a framework for a Kantian-inspired ethics adapted to the Anthropocene condition. In doing so, the paper argues that human autonomy must be preserved not by rejecting technology, but by critically understanding the mediated nature of human-nature entanglement.