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Beschreibung
In the course of more than twenty works François Laruelle has developed one of the most singular and unique ways of thinking within contemporary philosophy. This volume develops the style of his late work, which has sought to combine the idioms of diverse areas (from the language of quantum mechanics to theology, messianism and Gnosticism) to create non-standard philosophical fictions which further articulate his thinking of radical immanence in relation to wide-ranging themes and concerns.

The focus here is a reassessment of his attempt to rethink what it means to be human. Much of that work has taken place through an engagement with science, politics and religion, but now we see Laruelle confronting the challenge of ecology for his kind of humanism (which he would call a 'non-humanism', meaning a non-standard humanism). This challenge is one of thinking of the ethical demands of other entities within a general ecology. Namely the lives of plants and other vegetation alongside that of animals.

Dealing with the intersections between science and philosophy in current French thought, this book is of particular interest to those concerned with the philosophical innovation and renewal of ecological thought that have influenced ecological theory. The first English translation of a key work from this highly original experimental philosopher, it will surely help cement his place in the firmament of avant-garde French thinkers, from Derrida and Deleuze to Badiou.
In the course of more than twenty works François Laruelle has developed one of the most singular and unique ways of thinking within contemporary philosophy. This volume develops the style of his late work, which has sought to combine the idioms of diverse areas (from the language of quantum mechanics to theology, messianism and Gnosticism) to create non-standard philosophical fictions which further articulate his thinking of radical immanence in relation to wide-ranging themes and concerns.

The focus here is a reassessment of his attempt to rethink what it means to be human. Much of that work has taken place through an engagement with science, politics and religion, but now we see Laruelle confronting the challenge of ecology for his kind of humanism (which he would call a 'non-humanism', meaning a non-standard humanism). This challenge is one of thinking of the ethical demands of other entities within a general ecology. Namely the lives of plants and other vegetation alongside that of animals.

Dealing with the intersections between science and philosophy in current French thought, this book is of particular interest to those concerned with the philosophical innovation and renewal of ecological thought that have influenced ecological theory. The first English translation of a key work from this highly original experimental philosopher, it will surely help cement his place in the firmament of avant-garde French thinkers, from Derrida and Deleuze to Badiou.
Über den Autor
François Laruelle is a French philosopher formerly Professor of Contemporary Philosophy at the Université de Paris X (Nanterre) and the Collège International de Philosophie, France. He is the creator of the concept of 'non-philosophy' and author of over twenty works of philosophy.
Zusammenfassung
Features a contextualizing introduction by Anthony Paul Smith, a Laruelle and ecology expert, along with an afterword from Professor John Mullarkey (Kingston University, UK)
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1: In Search of a Messianic Ecology

Chapter 2: Philosophy's Degrowth for a Generic Ecology

Chapter 3: The House of Philosophy Is in Ruins

Chapter 4: The Antinomy of Ecology and Philosophy

Chapter 5: The Unification of the Lived-without-Life and Being-in-the-Last-Humanity

Chapter 6: Ecology as Quantum of the Messianic Lived

Conclusion: Ethics Between Ecology and Messianity

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
Genre: Importe, Umwelt
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Ökologie
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781350008236
ISBN-10: 1350008230
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Laruelle, Francois
Übersetzung: Smith, Anthony Paul
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Academic
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Francois Laruelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.11.2020
Gewicht: 0,203 kg
Artikel-ID: 107526994

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