As the concept of the Anthropocene underscores humanity’s profound impact on Earth’s systems, a critical question emerges: Can we escape the human-centered thinking that fueled this crisis? Zoltán Boldiszár Simon’s article dissects the paradoxes binding anthropocentrism to the Anthropocene, revealing how efforts to combat ecological collapse often perpetuate the very mindset they aim to dismantle. Proposed solutions – from planetary stewardship to calls for human extinction – trap us in contradictions. Advocating non-anthropocentric values to “save humanity” still centers survival, while movements urging human extinction rely on human ideals of a “flourishing” planet. Can we truly shed anthropocentrism, or does every attempt to do so reinscribe it?

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