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Making Sense in Common
A Reading of Whitehead in Times of Collapse
Series: Posthumanities
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This book is well suited to scholars and readers interested in philosophy, science studies, critical theory, environmental and political thought, and interdisciplinary approaches to contemporary social issues. It appeals to those seeking a nuanced reconciliation of scientific and humanistic perspectives in addressing pressing global challenges.
With her previous books on Alfred North Whitehead, Isabelle Stengers not only secured a reputation as one of the premier philosophers of our times but also inspired a rethinking of critical theory, political thought, and radical philosophy across a range of disciplines. Here, Stengers unveils what might well be seen as her definitive reading of Whitehead.
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A leading philosopher seeks to recover "common sense" as a meeting place to reconcile science and philosophy.
With her previous books on Alfred North Whitehead, Isabelle Stengers not only secured a reputation as one of the premier philosophers of our times but also inspired a rethinking of critical theory, political thought, and radical philosophy across a range of disciplines. Here, Stengers unveils what might well be seen as her definitive reading of Whitehead.
Making Sense in Common will be greeted eagerly by the growing group of scholars who use Stengers's work on Whitehead as a model for how to think with conceptual precision through diverse domains of inquiry: environmentalism and ecology, animal studies, media and technology studies, the history and philosophy of science, feminism, and capitalism. On the other hand, the significance of this new book extends beyond Whitehead. Instead, it lies in Stengers's recovery of the idea of "common sense" as a meeting placeβa commonsβwhere opposed ideas of science and humanistic inquiry can engage one another and help to move society forward. Her reconciliation of science and philosophy is especially urgent todayβwhen climate disaster looms all around us, when the values of what we thought of as civilisation and modernity are discredited, and when expertise of any kind is under attack.
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Praised by Donna Haraway as a vital and speculative work, Making Sense in Common is noted for reactivating "common sense" in a time when it is often dismissed. Haraway highlights its strength in fostering practical and imaginative engagement among thinkers and doers to face urgent societal issues. The book has been recognised for reframing common sense not as simplistic or biased but as a complex space for negotiating differences and nurturing shared understanding.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781517911430
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 March 2023
Country: United States
Imprint: University of Minnesota Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Thomas Lamarre
Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 140.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Isabelle Stengers, professor of the philosophy of science at the Universite libre de Bruxelles, has authored or coauthored more than twenty-five books, many of them published by University of Minnesota Press. She received the grand prize for philosophy from the Academie Francaise in 1993.
Thomas Lamarre is Gordon J. Laing Distinguished Service Professor of Cinema and Media Studies and East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago.
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