Ecopolitics
Redefining the Polis
1st Edition
Published on 1. September 2023
236 pages
978-1-4384-9427-2 (ISBN)
Description
Analyzes the different feelings, drives and instincts we have inherited from other species, to suggest a new understanding of ourselves as part of an eco-political community.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Basel/Berlin/Boston
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
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Reflowable
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ISBN-13
978-1-4384-9427-2 (9781438494272)
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Person
Gerard Kuperus is Professor of Philosophy at the University of San Francisco. He is the author of Ecopolitical Homelessness: Defining Place in an Unsettled World.
Content
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Ecopolitics beyond the Human World
1. Salmon Politics and Latour's Gaia
2. Crossing Borders: On Rats, Mice, and Other Decolonizing Packs
3. Chimpanzee Politics: Towards Empathy
4. From the Tidepool to Human Migration: The Biological Roots of Politics
5. Human and Other Ants: Decentralized Ecopolitics
Conclusion: Ecopolitics as a Decentralized Basis for a New Future
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Introduction: Ecopolitics beyond the Human World
1. Salmon Politics and Latour's Gaia
2. Crossing Borders: On Rats, Mice, and Other Decolonizing Packs
3. Chimpanzee Politics: Towards Empathy
4. From the Tidepool to Human Migration: The Biological Roots of Politics
5. Human and Other Ants: Decentralized Ecopolitics
Conclusion: Ecopolitics as a Decentralized Basis for a New Future
Notes
Bibliography
Index
