The Ethics of Giacomo Leopardi - A Philosophy for the Environmental Crisis

Providing a comprehensive introduction to the work of pioneering poet-philosopher, Giacomo Leopardi, Alice Gibson pushes his thought into new directions by investigating how his ethics and philosophy of nature offer means for understanding and taking responsibility for the environmental crisis.Through examination of the whole of Leopardi''s oeuvre, from the to the poems he wrote towards the end of his life, this book disrupts the common image of Leopardi as a pessimist poet whose works contribute to the nihilistic tradition. The Ethics of Giacomo Leopardi instead uncovers his forward-looking views on living in a multispecies world, in which humans live alongside other living beings in a delicate ecosystem that not only requires respect, but also instigates wonder.Bringing Leopardi''s thought into dialogue with contemporary ecological theorists such as Donna Haraway, Bruno Latour, and Timothy Morton, Gibson reveals how a Leopardian ethics of solidarity, compassion and community is the guide we need today to reframe our relationship with nature.>

Product details

• Authors: Alice Gibson
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781350298644
• ISBN: 978-1-350-29864-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Ethics & moral philosophy, Environmentalist thought & ideology, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Ethics and moral philosophy, Romanticism, Environmentalist thought and ideology