Reoccupy earth: notes toward an other beginning

Habit rules our lives. And yet climate change and the catastrophic future it portends, makes it clear that we cannot go on like this. Our habits are integral to narratives of the good life, to social norms and expectations, as well as to economic reality. Such shared shapes are vital. Yet while many...

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Main Author: Wood, David 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Fordham University Press 2019
In:Year: 2019
Edition:First edition
Series/Journal:Groundworks, ecological issues in philosophy and theology
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Natural philosophy / Environmental consciousness / Anthropogenous climate-change
B Girard, René 1923-2015
Further subjects:B NATURE - Environmental Conservation & Protection
B anthropocentrism
B PHILOSOPHY - Social
B dwelling
B Human Ecology
B Ecotheology
B experience
B transformation
B Écothéologie
B ecodeconstruction
B PHILOSOPHY - General
B habit
B Écologie humaine
B Philosophy of nature
B ecophenomenology
B future
B earth
B Consumption (Economics) Environmental aspects
B Philosophie de la nature
B Consumption (Economics) - Environmental aspects
B climate change
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Habit rules our lives. And yet climate change and the catastrophic future it portends, makes it clear that we cannot go on like this. Our habits are integral to narratives of the good life, to social norms and expectations, as well as to economic reality. Such shared shapes are vital. Yet while many of our individual habits seem perfectly reasonable, when aggregated together they spell disaster. Beyond consumerism, other forms of life and patterns of dwelling are clearly possible. But how can we get there from here? This text shows how an approach to philosophy attuned to our ecological existence can suspend the taken-for-granted and open up alternative forms of earthly dwelling
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:978-0-8232-8355-2
0-8232-8355-0
978-0-8232-8356-9