Humankind

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A radical call for solidarity between humans and non-humans What is it that makes humans human? As science and technology challenge the boundaries between life and non-life, between organic and inorganic, this ancient question is more timely than ever. Acclaimed Object-Oriented philosopher Timothy Morton invites us to consider this philosophical issue as eminently political. It is in our relationship with non-humans that we decided the fate of our humanity. Becoming human, claims Morton, actually means creating a network of kindness and solidarity with non-human beings, in the name of a broader understanding of reality that both includes and overcomes the notion of species. Negotiating the politics of humanity is the first and crucial step to reclaim the upper scales of ecological coexistence, not to let Monsanto and cryogenically suspended billionaires to define them and own them.

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Timothy Morton

filosof britanic · n. 1968

Timothy Bloxam Morton este profesor și deținătorul Catedrei Rita Shea Guffey de Engleză la Universitatea Rice. Membru al mișcării filosofice orientate către obiecte, Morton explorează intersecția dintre gândirea orientată către obiecte și studiile ecologice.