Dismantling Reductionism in the Green Revolution Project with Vandana Shiva’s Approach

This research is philosophical research on actual problems. This study tries to present Vandana Shiva’s critique of the Green Revolution project. This research uses the philosophical hermeneutic method with methodological elements consisting of description, historical continuity, and critical reflection. After the Second World War ended, one of the major impacts experienced by various countries was the destruction of the agricultural industry and an increasing food crisis around the globe. The newly independent Indonesia also experienced the impact of the war on national agriculture. This condition triggers a new demand for modern agricultural technology to achieve maximum yields. The Green Revolution project promises to meet this new demand, this project brings modern agricultural technology with superior seeds and mass production systems. In reality, the Green Revolution project reduces local knowledge about sustainable food production and replaces it with mass production of food. The diversity of local people’s food is seen as unfavourable in the Green Revolution era. Vandana Shiva criticizes the impact of the Green Revolution project on life. Shiva explained the Green Revolution had the following impacts: creating a food monoculture, destroying the environment, promoting the capitalization of the agricultural industry, and displacing local knowledge. Therefore, local people are powerless as a result of reductionism in the Green Revolution project. Local knowledge is considered inferior compared to Western knowledge presented in the Green Revolution project.</p

Human’s Relationship with Technology in Nick Land’s Accelerationism

Technology exists as a manifestation of human awareness of fulfilling needs and helping with daily human activities. Even in their daily lives, humans cannot be separated from the existence of technology. The presence of technology encourages human access to solve various modern problems that are closely related to technology. This is emphasized by Nick Land that technology is an expression of the human drive to overcome the limitations of nature and improve the quality of nature, even humans. Technology is present as a way for humans to enhance their living conditions. Developments in this contemporary era are faced with further developments in the relationship between humans and technology, namely; technology has the potential to replace the role of humans in various fields. This research aims to explore the rapid advancement of technology through accelerationism, which can potentially influence humans in solving a problem related to human relations with technology. The research method used is philosophical hermeneutics on actual problems. Nick Land through accelerationism, provides a view that technological development must be accelerated and allowed to run. Land believes that technology will bring humans to the next stage of evolution to a better life. The problem of human relationships with accelerationism in technology can impact the development of human life. Humans and technology can work together for the benefit of mankind