{"product_id":"9781603586979","title":"Matter and Desire : An Erotic Ecology","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Weber, Dr. Andreas \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePhilosophy of mind\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 21 July 2017 by Chelsea Green Publishing Co in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e228 x 156 x 18 | 432g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNautilus Award Gold Medal Winner, Ecology \u0026amp; Environment  In Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies. Being alive is an erotic process—constantly transforming the self through contact with others, desiring ever more life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn clever and surprising ways, Weber recognizes that love—the impulse to establish connections, to intermingle, to weave our existence poetically together with that of other beings—is a foundational principle of reality. The fact that we disregard this principle lies at the core of a global crisis of meaning that plays out in the avalanche of species loss and in our belief that the world is a dead mechanism controlled through economic efficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough rooted in scientific observation, Matter and Desire becomes a tender philosophy for the Anthropocene, a “poetic materialism,” that closes the gap between mind and matter. Ultimately, Weber discovers, in order to save life on Earth—and our own meaningful existence as human beings—we must learn to love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46785962475779,"sku":"9781603586979","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781603586979.jpg?v=1746004052","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.live\/products\/9781603586979","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}