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Hyperobjects

Philosophy and Ecology After the End of the World
By Timothy Morton
Series: Posthumanities
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Hyperobjects by Timothy Morton delves into the concept of "hyperobjects," entities so vast in temporal and spatial dimensions that they transcend our human understanding. These include phenomena like global warming, nuclear radiation, and the internet. The book explores how these hyperobjects challenge traditional notions of time, space, and being, urging us to rethink our ecological and philosophical frameworks.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by the concept of entities so massive and complex that they defy human perceptions, such as climate change or the internet. This philosophical exploration delves into how these entities challenge and reshape our understanding of reality, inviting readers to reconsider their relationship with the world.

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Global warming is perhaps the most dramatic example of what Timothy Morton calls "hyperobjects"-entities of such vast temporal and spatial dimensions that they defeat traditional ideas about what a thing is in the first place. Morton explains what hyperobjects are and their impact on how we think, how we coexist, and how we experience our politics, ethics, and art.

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Having set global warming in irreversible motion, we are facing the possibility of ecological catastrophe. But the environmental emergency is also a crisis for our philosophical habits of thought, confronting us with a problem that seems to defy not only our control but also our understanding.

Global warming is perhaps the most dramatic example of what Timothy Morton calls hyperobjectsβ€”entities of such vast temporal and spatial dimensions that they defeat traditional ideas about what a thing is in the first place.

In Hyperobjects, Morton explains what these entities are and their impact on how we think, how we coexist with one another and with nonhumans, and how we experience our politics, ethics, and art.

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In Hyperobjects, Timothy Morton examines the concept of overarching entities that transcend human understanding, proposing a new way of perceiving our environmental and cultural predicament. The book is noted for its wide-ranging references, from literature to music, and its bold, provocative ideas which connect academia and environmentalism. Morton's approach is seen as both insightful and stimulating, challenging the conventional divide between nature and culture.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780816689231

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 September 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Minnesota Press

Illustration: 23

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 240

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Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Science & Nature Series: Posthumanities Timothy Morton

About the Author


Timothy Morton is Rita Shea Guffey Chair in English at Rice University. He is the author of many books, including The Ecological Thought and Ecology without Nature. He blogs frequently at Ecology without Nature.

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