In "Ecology without Nature," Timothy Morton argues that the
chief stumbling block to environmental thinking is the image of
nature itself. Ecological writers propose a new worldview, but
their very zeal to preserve the natural world leads them away from
the "nature" they revere. The problem is a symptom of the
ecological catastrophe in which we are living. Morton sets out a
seeming paradox: to have a properly ecological view, we must
relinquish the idea of nature once and for all.
"Ecology without Nature" investigates our ecological
assumptions in a way that is provocative and deeply engaging.
Ranging widely in eighteenth-century through contemporary
philosophy, culture, and history, he explores the value of art in
imagining environmental projects for the future. Morton develops a
fresh vocabulary for reading "environmentality" in artistic form as
well as content, and traces the contexts of ecological constructs
through the history of capitalism. From John Clare to John Cage,
from Kierkegaard to Kristeva, from "The Lord of the Rings" to
electronic life forms, "Ecology without Nature" widens our view of
ecological criticism, and deepens our understanding of ecology
itself. Instead of trying to use an idea of nature to heal what
society has damaged, Morton sets out a radical new form of
ecological criticism: "dark ecology."
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