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A Cultural History of Art Bell

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John Zerzan

John Zerzan

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John Zerzan is an anarchist philosopher and author recognized for his radical critiques of civilization, technology, and the domestication of human beings, arguing that agricultural society marked the beginning of human alienation from nature. As a guest on late-night radio, his primitivist philosophy and his provocative arguments against the foundations of modern civilization challenged listeners to reconsider fundamental assumptions about progress and the good life.

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April 17, 2002: Anarchist - John Zerzan

Apr 17, 2002
2h 46m
Art Bell interviews anarchist author John Zerzan, who advocates dismantling industrial civilization and believes technology inherently reduces human freedom. Zerzan, who owns no car or computer, travels by bicycle, and corresponds with Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, argues that the pre-civilization period of human history...