John Zerzan | |
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.jpg) Zerzan in 2010 | |
| Born | August 10, 1943 (age 81) Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Anarcho-primitivism, post-left anarchy |
Main interests | Hunter-gatherer society, civilization, alienation, symbolic culture, technology, mass society |
Notable ideas | Domestication of humans, rewilding |
John Edward Zerzan (/ˈzɜːrzən/ ZUR-zən; born August 10, 1943) is an American anarchist and primitivist author. His works criticize agricultural civilization as inherently oppressive, and advocates drawing upon the ways of life of hunter-gatherers as an inspiration for what a free society should look like. Subjects of his criticism include domestication and symbolic thought (such as language, number, art and the concept of time).
His six major books are Elements of Refusal (1988), Future Primitive and Other Essays (1994), Running on Emptiness (2002), Against Civilization: Readings and Reflections (2005), Twilight of the Machines (2008), and Why hope? The Stand Against Civilization (2015).
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