John Zerzan

John Zerzan
John Zerzan
	Zerzan in 2010
Born	August 10, 1943 (age 81); Salem, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater	Stanford University; San Francisco State University; University of Southern California;
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).

John Zerzan
Zerzan in 2010
Born	August 10, 1943 (1943-08-10) (age 81) Salem, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater	Stanford University San Francisco State University University of Southern California

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