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Zusatztext Daigle’s Posthumanist Vulnerability is a timely philosophical monograph, highlighting the affirmative potential of multispecies vulnerability amidst unprecedented times of more-than-human crises. Bringing together traditions as diverse as feminist materialist philosophy, phenomenology, Deleuzoguattarian thought, and affect theory, Daigle dethrones the human subject and convincingly pleas for the radical embracing of a shared posthumanist vulnerability. Informationen zum Autor Christine Daigle is Professor of Philosophy at Brock University, Canada, where she is also Director of the Posthumanism Research Institute. Klappentext A timely dethroning of the human subject and embracing of a new kind of existence, in this book Christine Daigle highlights the affirmative potential of vulnerability amidst unprecedented times of more-than-human crises. By bringing together traditions as diverse as feminist materialist philosophy, phenomenology, and affect theory, Daigle convincingly pleas for the radical embracing of a shared posthumanist vulnerability. Posthuman Vulnerability fills a significant theoretical gap - whilst feminism has explored the affirming power of vulnerability, it's been from a very human-centric viewpoint. In posing a feminist and posthuman take on vulnerability, Daigle is bridging traditions in a totally original and much needed way. Vorwort A radical new posthuman theory focusing on vulnerability as an liberating concept. Zusammenfassung A timely dethroning of the human subject and embracing of a new kind of existence, in this book Christine Daigle highlights the affirmative potential of vulnerability amidst unprecedented times of more-than-human crises. By bringing together traditions as diverse as feminist materialist philosophy, phenomenology, and affect theory, Daigle convincingly pleas for the radical embracing of a shared posthumanist vulnerability. Posthuman Vulnerability fills a significant theoretical gap - whilst feminism has explored the affirming power of vulnerability, it's been from a very human-centric viewpoint. In posing a feminist and posthuman take on vulnerability, Daigle is bridging traditions in a totally original and much needed way. Inhaltsverzeichnis Meandering 1: In lieu of a Preface Introduction: By way of Getting Started Meandering 2: Land Acknowledgement Chapter 1: The Transjective-A Posthumanist Material Feminist Ontology Meandering 3: Charlie and Me Chapter 2: Our Polyp-Being Meandering 4: Feeling/Being Out of Place Chapter 3: Affective Fabric and Collective Agency Meandering 5: Inoculation Chapter 4: Of Selves and Agents Meandering 6: Inosculation Meandering 7: 4am By the Train Tracks Chapter 5: Vulnerability Meandering 8: World in Turmoil Chapter 6: Manifold Toxicity Meandering 9: Cohabitating Chapter 7: Ethical Thriving References ...
