The ends of the world / Déborah Danowski and Eduardo Viveiros de Castro ; translated by Rodrigo Nunes.

Main entry:

Danowski, Déborah, author.

Title & Author:

The ends of the world / Déborah Danowski and Eduardo Viveiros de Castro ; translated by Rodrigo Nunes.

Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Malden, MA : Polity, [2017]

Description:

xv, 186 pages ; 21 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-168) and index.
Its hour come round at last -- Slouches toward Bethlehem to be born? -- The outside without thought or the death of the Other -- Alone at last -- A world of people -- Humans and Terrans in the Gaia -- World on the brink.

Summary:

"The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic; at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Indeed, in the face of the growing perception of the dire effects of global warming, some of these visions have been given a new lease on life. Information and analyses concerning the human causes and the catastrophic consequences of the planetary crisis have been accumulating at an ever-increasing rate, mobilising popular opinion as well as academic reflection. In this book, philosopher Deborah Danowski and anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro offer a bold overview and interpretation of these current discourses on the end of the world, reading them as thought experiments on the decline of the West's anthropological adventure; that is, as attempts, though not necessarily intentional ones, at inventing a mythology that is adequate to the present. This work has important implications for the future development of ecological practices and it will appeal to a broad audience interested in contemporary anthropology, philosophy, and environmentalism"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781509503971 (hardback)
1509503978 (hardcover)
9781509503988 (paperback)
1509503986 (paperback)
9781509504008 (mobi)
9781509504015 (epub)

Subject:

Philosophische Anthropologie Werk
End of the world Philosophy.
Metaphysics Philosophy.
Fear Philosophy.
Fin du monde Philosophie.
Métaphysique Philosophie.
Peur Philosophie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology Cultural.
Geschichtsphilosophie
Apokalyptik
Weltuntergang
Endzeiterwartung
Indigenes Volk
Klimaänderung
Erwärmung
Fin du monde.
Climat Changements Aspect environnemental.
Peur collective.
Philosophie de l'homme.
Métaphysique.
Hypothèse de Gaïa.

Added entries:

Castro, Eduardo Batalha Viveiros de, author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 300511
Call No.: BIB 246707
Status: Available

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