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The Phoenix Complex
- A Philosophy of Nature
Engelsk Paperback
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The Phoenix Complex
- A Philosophy of Nature
Engelsk Paperback

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An innovative, wide-ranging consideration of the global ecological crisis and its deep philosophical and theological roots.

Global crises, from melting Arctic ice to ecosystem collapse and the sixth mass extinction, challenge our age-old belief in nature as a phoenix with an infinite ability to regenerate itself from the ashes of destruction. Moving from antiquity to the present and back, Michael Marder provides an integrated examination of philosophies of nature drawn from traditions around the world to illuminate the theological, mythical, and philosophical origins of the contemporary environmental emergency. From there, he probes the contradictions and deadlocks of our current predicament to propose a philosophy of nature for the twenty-first century.

As Marder analyzes our reliance on the image and idea of the phoenix to organize our thoughts about the natural world, he outlines the obstacles in the path of formulating a revitalized philosophy of nature. His critical exposition of the phoenix complex draws on Chinese, Indian, Russian, European, and North African traditions. Throughout, Marder lets the figure of the phoenix guide readers through theories of immortality, intergenerational and interspecies relations, infinity compatible with finitude, resurrection, reincarnation, and a possibility of liberation from cycles of rebirth. His concluding remarks on a phoenix-suffused philosophy of nature and political thought extend from the Roman era to the writings of Hannah Arendt.



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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
308
ISBN-13:
9780262545709
Indbinding:
Paperback
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ISBN-10:
0262545705
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Udg. Dato:
4 jul 2023
Længde:
29mm
Bredde:
230mm
Højde:
153mm
Forlag:
MIT Press Ltd
Oplagsdato:
4 jul 2023
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