Dr. Andreas Weber Matter and Desire (Paperback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Matter and DesireCondition: NewEAN: 9781603586979ISBN: 9781603586979Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing CoFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 08/21/2017Item Height: 229mmItem Length: 153mmItem Width: 26mmItem Weight: 408gAuthor: Dr. Andreas WeberContributor: John Elder (Foreword by)Language: EnglishSubtitle: An Erotic EcologyISBN-10: 1603586970Description: Nautilus Award Gold Medal Winner, Ecology & Environment In Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies. Being alive is an erotic process—constantly transforming the self through contact with others, desiring ever more life. In clever and surprising ways, Weber recognizes that love—the impulse to establish connections, to intermingle, to weave our existence poetically together with that of other beings—is a foundational principle of reality. The fact that we disregard this principle lies at the core of a global crisis of meaning that plays out in the avalanche of species loss and in our belief that the world is a dead mechanism controlled through economic efficiency. Although rooted in scientific observation, Matter and Desire becomes a tender philosophy for the Anthropocene, a “poetic materialism,” that closes the gap between mind and matter. Ultimately, Weber discovers, in order to save life on Earth—and our own meaningful existence as human beings—we must learn to love.Country/Region of Manufacture: USGenre: Philosophy & SpiritualityTopic: Science Nature & MathRelease Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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