What are we to think as we facing the sixth extinction moment?
Kant's invitation to imagine an 'end of all things' no longer feels
like just a thought experiment. Philosopher Ben Ware argues that we
must accept this without looking away. In fact, extinction is the
very lens through which we see our current reality. He argues that
in order to map the catastrophic present, we will first need to
take a tiger's leap into the past in order to construct a new
'dialectics of extinctions'. On Extinction takes us on a
breath-taking philosophical journey. Bringing dialectical thought
to bear on one of the most pressing issues of our times, Ware
argues that radical politics today should not be concerned with
merely averting the worst, but rather with beginning again at the
end: bringing to completion a mode of political and economic life
which tethers us all - the yet to be born - to a sick but undying
present. To think about the future in this way is itself a form of
liberation that might incubate the necessary radical solutions we
need.
General
| Imprint: |
Verso Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
March 2024 |
| Authors: |
Benware
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| Dimensions: |
210 x 140mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
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| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-78873-999-3 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-78873-999-X |
| Barcode: |
9781788739993 |
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