#sawyer biosphere

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prompt: what does it mean for ethical fields to deprioritize humans as ethical subjects?

“[W]e are not used to reading stories without human heroes” (Tsing 2015: 155). The story of Bursaphelenchus xylophilus, the pine wilt nematode, is a story lacking a human hero or villain. It’s a story where change happens, organisms with needs both constructively and destructively interfering meet and clash, and the matsutake and Japanese pine lose a little bit of footing in their habitats. This is not a story without humans, but humans are not prioritized; human activity cultivated the Japanese pine forests in the first place, in which matsutake mushrooms thrived. Human activity brought the pine wilt nematode to the same forests, starting in Nagasaki, where they began eating up the hosts for matsutake. This leads Tsing to her thesis on livability: “if we want to know what makes places livable we should be studying polyphonic assemblages, gathering ways of being. Assemblages are performances of livability” (2015: 157-158).

This theme of telling stories without heroes or villains is not new, but it is difficult for people who are limited to one scale of story, one mode of making relationships between characters. The archetypes of hero, villain, antihero, redeemed villain, etc. are all of the human variety, they are all intraspecies relationships. Tsing wants us to tell stories between the smallest of scales – the ability for a nematode to tune into the life-rhythms of a pine-sawyer beetle – and the largest: the effect that relationship has on an entire ecosystem in Japan.

What does this mean for ethical fields? How does ethics change if the human vantage point is not alone in experiencing, communicating, and choosing actions – that is, in being an ethical subject? Joanna Zylinska offers a solution: “to keep philosophizing as if against all odds, to look for signs of life in the middle of an apocalypse” (2014: 13). Zylinska continues: “even if the Anthropocene is about ‘the age of man’, the ethical thinking it designates is strongly post-anthropocentric…it does not consider the human to be the dominant or the most important species…however…we can make a difference to the ongoing dynamic processes taking in the biosphere and the geosphere – of which we are part” (2014: 20).

So, these theorists implore us to critically engage with stories in which we are not privileged members, but also not helpless onlookers. We humans may be only one small part of the ecosphere, but it is our duty as empowered ethical subjects to influence it in a way conducive and constructive for Life to take place “without either harmony or conquest” (Tsing 2015: 5, original emphasis).

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Holidays 9.19

Holidays

Armed Forces Day (Chile)

Biosphere Day (Australia)

Children’s Day (Elder Scrolls)

Cosmetic Bridge Day

Day of the First Appearance of the Slovak National Council

Eleven Days of Global Unity, Day 9: Freedom

Fawlty Towers Day

Indra Jatra (Kathmandu Valley, Nepal)

International Aortic Dissection Awareness Day

International Hop Like a Kangaroo Day

International Talk Like A Pirate Day [  website ]

International Women's Commerce Day

iota Phi Theta Day

Meow Like a Pirate Day

Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday (China)

Moscow Day (Russia)

National Cat DNA Day

National Woman Road Warrior Day

Visit a Sick Friend Today Day

What the Fork Day

Women’s Suffrage Day (New Zealand)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Butterscotch Pudding Day

Popcorn Day

3rd Monday in September

Bettagsmontag (Switzerland) [Monday after 3rd Sunday]

National Cupcake Week begins (UK) [3rd Monday]

Respect For the Aged Day (Japan) [3rd Monday]

Independence Days

Saint Kitts and Nevis (from UK, 1983)

Feast Days

Alonso de Orozco Mena (Christian; Saint)

Emilie de Rodat (Christian; Saint)

Eustochius, Bishop of Tours (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Mato (The Bear Spirit; Lakota & Oglala Sioux)

Feast of San Gennaro (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Thoth (Egyptian God of Wisdom & Magic)

Ganesh Chaturthi (Indian Elephant God Festival)

Goeric of Metz (Christian; Saint)

International Talk Like a Pirate Day (Pastafarian)

Januarius (Western Christianity)

Lucy (Christian; Saint)

March of the Reanimated Corpses Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Our Lady of La Salette (Christian; Saint)

Peleus, Pa-Termuthes, and companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Racine (Positivist; Saint)

Sequanus (a.k.a. Seine; Christian; Saint)

Slimey Ole Tom (Muppetism)

Theodore of Tarsus (Anglican Communion, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)

Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon (Christian; Saints)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 43 of 60)

Premieres

Amadeus (Film; 1984)

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (Novel; 2000)

Best in Show (Film; 2000)

Boardwalk Empire (TV Series; 2010)

Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series; 1989)

ER (TV Series; 1994)

Fawlty Towers (UK TV Series; 1975)

Fly, by The Dixie Chicks (Album; 1999)

Funny Girl (Film; 1968)

Goodfellas (Film; 1990) The Good Place (TV Series; 2016)

Gossip Girl (TV Series; 2007)

How I Met Your Mother (TV Series; 2005)

LA Confidential (Film; 1997)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series; 1970)

The Maze Runner (Film; 2014)

Moneyball (Film; 2011)

Rhythm Nation 1814, by Janet Jackson (Album; 1989)

Secondhand Lions (Film; 2003)

Spice, by the Spice Girls (Album; 1996)

2 Broke Girls (TV Series; 2011)

Underworld (Film; 2003)

The Virginian (TV Series; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Arnulf, Wilma (Austria)

Emilija, Januarije, Suzana, Teodor, Željko (Croatia)

Zita (Czech Republic)

Constantia (Denmark)

Erna, Marna (Estonia)

Reija (Finland)

Émilie (France)

Januarius, Thorsten, Wilhelmine (Germany)

Savatios (Greece)

Vilhelmina (Hungary)

Gennaro (Italy)

Muntis, Varnesis, Verners (Latvia)

Girvinas, Vilhelmina, Vytė (Lithuania)

Connie, Konstanse (Norway)

Alfons, Alfonsyna, January, Konstancja, Sydonia, Teodor, Więcemir (Poland)

Konštantín (Slovakia)

Genaro, Jenaro (Spain)

Fredrika (Sweden)

Monroe, Morgan, Morgann, Morganna, Morganne, Precious, Sawyer (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 262 of 2022; 103 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 38 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guìyuè), Day 24 (Yi-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 23 ʼĔlūl 5782

Islamic: 22 Ṣafar 1444

J Cal: 22 Aki; Sunday [22 of 30]

Julian: 6 September 2022

Moon: 34%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 10 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Racine]

Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 90 of 92)

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 27 of 31)

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Holidays 9.19

Holidays

Armed Forces Day (Chile)

Biosphere Day (Australia)

Children’s Day (Elder Scrolls)

Cosmetic Bridge Day

Day of the First Appearance of the Slovak National Council

Eleven Days of Global Unity, Day 9: Freedom

Fawlty Towers Day

Indra Jatra (Kathmandu Valley, Nepal)

International Aortic Dissection Awareness Day

International Hop Like a Kangaroo Day

International Talk Like A Pirate Day [  website ]

International Women's Commerce Day

iota Phi Theta Day

Meow Like a Pirate Day

Mid-Autumn Festival Holiday (China)

Moscow Day (Russia)

National Cat DNA Day

National Woman Road Warrior Day

Visit a Sick Friend Today Day

What the Fork Day

Women’s Suffrage Day (New Zealand)

Food & Drink Celebrations

National Butterscotch Pudding Day

Popcorn Day

3rd Monday in September

Bettagsmontag (Switzerland) [Monday after 3rd Sunday]

National Cupcake Week begins (UK) [3rd Monday]

Respect For the Aged Day (Japan) [3rd Monday]

Independence Days

Saint Kitts and Nevis (from UK, 1983)

Feast Days

Alonso de Orozco Mena (Christian; Saint)

Emilie de Rodat (Christian; Saint)

Eustochius, Bishop of Tours (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Mato (The Bear Spirit; Lakota & Oglala Sioux)

Feast of San Gennaro (Christian; Saint)

Feast of Thoth (Egyptian God of Wisdom & Magic)

Ganesh Chaturthi (Indian Elephant God Festival)

Goeric of Metz (Christian; Saint)

International Talk Like a Pirate Day (Pastafarian)

Januarius (Western Christianity)

Lucy (Christian; Saint)

March of the Reanimated Corpses Day (Church of the SubGenius)

Our Lady of La Salette (Christian; Saint)

Peleus, Pa-Termuthes, and companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Racine (Positivist; Saint)

Sequanus (a.k.a. Seine; Christian; Saint)

Slimey Ole Tom (Muppetism)

Theodore of Tarsus (Anglican Communion, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church)

Trophimus, Sabbatius, and Dorymedon (Christian; Saints)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sensho (先勝 Japan) [Good luck in the morning, bad luck in the afternoon.]

Umu Limnu (Evil Day; Babylonian Calendar; 43 of 60)

Premieres

Amadeus (Film; 1984)

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, by Michael Chabon (Novel; 2000)

Best in Show (Film; 2000)

Boardwalk Empire (TV Series; 2010)

Doogie Howser, M.D. (TV Series; 1989)

ER (TV Series; 1994)

Fawlty Towers (UK TV Series; 1975)

Fly, by The Dixie Chicks (Album; 1999)

Funny Girl (Film; 1968)

Goodfellas (Film; 1990) The Good Place (TV Series; 2016)

Gossip Girl (TV Series; 2007)

How I Met Your Mother (TV Series; 2005)

LA Confidential (Film; 1997)

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series; 1970)

The Maze Runner (Film; 2014)

Moneyball (Film; 2011)

Rhythm Nation 1814, by Janet Jackson (Album; 1989)

Secondhand Lions (Film; 2003)

Spice, by the Spice Girls (Album; 1996)

2 Broke Girls (TV Series; 2011)

Underworld (Film; 2003)

The Virginian (TV Series; 1962)

Today’s Name Days

Arnulf, Wilma (Austria)

Emilija, Januarije, Suzana, Teodor, Željko (Croatia)

Zita (Czech Republic)

Constantia (Denmark)

Erna, Marna (Estonia)

Reija (Finland)

Émilie (France)

Januarius, Thorsten, Wilhelmine (Germany)

Savatios (Greece)

Vilhelmina (Hungary)

Gennaro (Italy)

Muntis, Varnesis, Verners (Latvia)

Girvinas, Vilhelmina, Vytė (Lithuania)

Connie, Konstanse (Norway)

Alfons, Alfonsyna, January, Konstancja, Sydonia, Teodor, Więcemir (Poland)

Konštantín (Slovakia)

Genaro, Jenaro (Spain)

Fredrika (Sweden)

Monroe, Morgan, Morgann, Morganna, Morganne, Precious, Sawyer (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 262 of 2022; 103 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 1 of week 38 of 2022

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 17 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guìyuè), Day 24 (Yi-Hai)

Chinese Year of the: Tiger (until January 22, 2023)

Hebrew: 23 ʼĔlūl 5782

Islamic: 22 Ṣafar 1444

J Cal: 22 Aki; Sunday [22 of 30]

Julian: 6 September 2022

Moon: 34%: Waning Crescent

Positivist: 10 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Racine]

Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 10 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 90 of 92)

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 27 of 31)

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Nocturnal Habits

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