Celebrating the End of Enlightenment: Organization Theory in the Age of the Anthropocene and Gaia (and why neither is the solution to our ecological crisis)

This article aims to change the terms of conversation about ecological crisis. We argue that human–nature dualism, a product Enlightenment thought and primarily responsible for crisis, cannot be basis any meaningful solutions. show how more recent Western imaginaries like Anthropocene Gaia proposed overcome separation nature from culture are also based on exclusions reflect rationality legacies colonialism. In sharp contrast, we Indigenous philosophies preceded by thousands years have developed systems knowledge relational ontology reflects profound connections between humans nature. demonstrate such forms been systematically subjugated scholarship arguments inspired ideals empiricism. A decolonial imagination will able generate new insights into understanding addressing therefore call organization management scholars challenge anthropomorphic biases economism dominates our field through respectful engagement with worldviews.