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Humankind: Solidarity with Non-Human People
Timothy Morton
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Description for Humankind: Solidarity with Non-Human People
Hardback. A radical call for solidarity between humans and non-humans Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPS; JHBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. Weight in Grams: 368.
What is it that makes humans, human? As science and technology challenge the boundaries between life and non-life, between organic and inorganic, this ancient question is more timely than ever. Acclaimed Object-Oriented philosopher Timothy Morton invites us to consider this philosophical issue as eminently political. It is in our relationship with non-humans, that we decided the fate of our humanity. Becoming human, claims Morton, actually means creating a network of kindness and solidarity with non-human beings, in the name of a broader understanding of reality that both includes and overcomes the notion of species. Negotiating the politics of humanity is ... Read more
What is it that makes humans, human? As science and technology challenge the boundaries between life and non-life, between organic and inorganic, this ancient question is more timely than ever. Acclaimed Object-Oriented philosopher Timothy Morton invites us to consider this philosophical issue as eminently political. It is in our relationship with non-humans, that we decided the fate of our humanity. Becoming human, claims Morton, actually means creating a network of kindness and solidarity with non-human beings, in the name of a broader understanding of reality that both includes and overcomes the notion of species. Negotiating the politics of humanity is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
367g
Number of Pages
225
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786631329
SKU
V9781786631329
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About Timothy Morton
Timothy Morton is Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English at Rice University. He is the author of Dark Ecology: For a Logic of Future Coexistence, Nothing: Three Inquiries in Buddhism, Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World, The Ecological Thought and Ecology without Nature.
Reviews for Humankind: Solidarity with Non-Human People
I have been reading Timothy Morton's books for a while and I like them a lot. - Bjork Considered by many to be among the top philosophers in the world, especially among those tackling issues related to human effects on our environment, Morton herein provides an important, spirited, and sometimes frenetic analysis of the foundational assumptions of Marxism ... Read more