The Democracy of Suffering: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe, Philosophy in the Anthropocene - Couverture souple

Dufresne, Todd

 
9780773558762: The Democracy of Suffering: Life on the Edge of Catastrophe, Philosophy in the Anthropocene
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0773558764 ISBN 13 : 9780773558762
Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019

Synopsis

In The Democracy of Suffering philosopher Todd Dufresne provides a strikingly original exploration of the past, present, and future of this epoch, the Anthropocene, demonstrating how the twin crises of reason and capital have dramatically remade the essential conditions for life itself. Images, cartoons, artworks, and quotes pulled from literary and popular culture supplement this engaging and unorthodox look into where we stand amidst the ravages of climate change and capitalist economics. With humour, passion, and erudition, Dufresne diagnoses a frightening new reality and proposes a way forward, arguing that our serial experiences of catastrophic climate change herald an intellectual and moral awakening - one that lays the groundwork, albeit at the last possible moment, for a future beyond individualism, hate, and greed. That future is unapologetically collective. It begins with a shift in human consciousness, with philosophy in its broadest sense, and extends to a reengagement with our greatest ideals of economic, social, and political justice for all. But this collective future, Dufresne argues, is either now or never. Uncovering how we got into this mess and how, if at all, we get out of it, The Democracy of Suffering is a flicker of light, or perhaps a scream, in the face of human extinction and the end of civilization.

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À propos de l?auteur

Todd Dufresne is professor of philosophy at Lakehead University and author of The Late Sigmund Freud: Or, The Last Word on Psychoanalysis, Society, and All the Riddles of Life.

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Éditeur
McGill-Queen's University Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0773558764
ISBN 13 
9780773558762
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780773558755: The Democracy Of Suffering: Life On The Edge Of Catastrophe, Philosophy In The Anthropocene

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ISBN 10 :  0773558756 ISBN 13 :  9780773558755
Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019
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