A post-anthropocentric ethics of ecological attunement: Contesting the ontological dissonance of oddkinships and strange strangers

Bower, Richard ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6443-4076 2026. A post-anthropocentric ethics of ecological attunement: Contesting the ontological dissonance of oddkinships and strange strangers. Angelaki: Journal of Theoretical Humanities Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

The unprecedented scale of anthropogenic environmental change invalidates traditional anthropocentric perceptions of time and ethics. In response, this paper explores the interplay between two dissonant ontological conceptualisations of care—Donna Haraway’s "oddkinship" and Timothy Morton’s "strange strangers"—examining the temporal dissonance between the relational immanence of the "Chthulucene" and the transcendental qualities of "hyperobjects.” Through an interrogative and diffractive analysis of these speculative concepts, we navigate the situated, relational practices advocated by Haraway and the unfathomable spatiotemporal depth of ecological entanglements articulated by Morton. By identifying how these divergent temporal ontologies shape their respective ethical proposals, this paper reveals unexpected resonances that transcend anthropocentrism. Through this synthesis, we propose a reimagining of ethical practice that embraces the profound complexity of more-than-human entanglement: an emergent speculative "ethics of attunement."

Item Type:	Article
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Schools > Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	0969-725X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	29 June 2026
Date of Acceptance:	22 June 2026
Last Modified:	29 Jun 2026 11:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/187777

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