Task of Philosophy in the Anthropocene - Axial Echoes in Global Space

Informationen zum Autor Edited by Richard Polt and Jon Wittrock Klappentext The so-called anthropocene is one of the most widely discussed concepts in philosophy and critical theory at the moment. This volume takes a broad historical view of the topic, bringing together high profile theorists, including Luce Irigaray and Adrian Parr, providing a platform for highly original work in this important and timely field. Zusammenfassung The so-called anthropocene is one of the most widely discussed concepts in philosophy and critical theory at the moment. This volume takes a broad historical view of the topic! bringing together high profile theorists! including Luce Irigaray and Adrian Parr! providing a platform for highly original work in this important and timely field. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction, Richard Polt and Jon Wittrock / 1. Environmental Cosmopolitanism as a Philosophy for the Anthropocene, Amos Nascimento / 2. The Coming of the Post-Axial Age, John Michael Greer / 3. On Nature and Liberation, Timothy Sean Quinn / 4. Eidetic Eros and the Liquidation of the Real, Richard Polt / 5. Odysseus on the Beach: Humanity between the Anthropocene and the Hubriscene, Gregory Fried / 6. Starting from Ourselves as Living Beings, Luce Irigaray / 7. Philosophy's Homecoming, Michael Marder / 8. The Uncanny Anthropocene, Byron Williston / 9. Which Way I Fly: Reforming Nihilism in the Anthropocene, Jon Wittrock / 10. Ecological Finitude as Ontological Finitude: Radical Hope in the Anthropocene, Fernando Flores and B. Scot Rousse / 11. The Voices of Nature: Toward a Polyphonic Conception of Philosophy, Thomas Alexander / Index / About the Contributors

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Wittrock Polt
• Con la collaborazione di: Professor Richard Polt (Editore), Richard Polt (Editore), Jon Wittrock (Editore)
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781786605559
• ISBN: 978-1-78660-555-9
• Pagine: 246
• Serie: Future Perfect: Images of the Time to Come in Philosophy, Politics and Cultural Studies; Future Perfect: Images of the; Future Perfect: Images of the Time to Come in Philosophy, Politics and Cultural Studies; Future Perfect: Images of the
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: dall'antichità ai giorni nostri; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800