| Philosophy After Nature Contributor(s): Braidotti, Rosi (Editor), Dolphijn, Rick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1786603861 ISBN-13: 9781786603869 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $52.47 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Movements - Critical Theory - Philosophy | History & Surveys - General |
| Dewey: 190 |
| LCCN: 2017013912 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.80 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The significant changes that have dominated the social and the scientific world over the last thirty years have brought about upheavals and critical re-appraisals that have proved quite positive in fostering 21st century thought. This interdisciplinary collection of state-of-the-art essays offers innovative and thought-provoking insights concerning contemporary philosophical and cultural reflection on the nature-culture interaction. Starting from the assumption that the binary opposition between the two terms has been replaced by a continuum of the two, the volume explores both the terms of this new interaction, and its implications. Technology occupies a central place in the shift towards a nature-cultural continuum, but it is not the only factor. The consequences of economic globalization, notably the global spread of digital mediation, also account for this change of perspective. Last but not least the climate change issue and a renewed urgency around the state of the environmental crisis also contribute to bring the 'natural' much closer to home. Digital mediation has by now become a standard way to live and interact. The electronic frontier has altered dramatically the practice of education and research, especially in the Humanities and social sciences, with direct consequences for the institutional practice and the methodology of these disciplinary fields. This book aims to explore the implications of these complex shifts for the practice of critical thinking. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dolphijn, Rick: - Rick Dolphijn is Assistant Professor in Media Theory/Cultural Theory at Utrecht University. He published work includes Foodscapes: Towards a Deleuzian Ethics of Consumption (University of Chicago Press, 2004) and (with Iris van der Tuin) New Materialism: Interviews and Cartographies (Open Humanities Press, 2012).Braidotti, Rosi: - Rosi Braidotti is Distinguished University Professor and founding Director of the Centre for the Humanities at Utrecht University. Her most recent books are The Posthuman (Polity, 2013), Nomadic Subjects (Columbia University Press, 2011) and Nomadic Theory (Columbia University Press, 2011) www.rosibraidotti.com |