{"product_id":"hosting-earth-facing-the-climate-emergency-paperback","title":"Hosting Earth: Facing the Climate Emergency - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Kearney\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePeter Klapes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eUrwa Hameed\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHosting Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and much-needed volume in the emerging literature of environmental philosophy, drawing upon art, science, and politics to explore alternatives to the traditional domination of nature by humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a dialogue with Mary Robinson (former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and former President of Ireland), which addresses the current climate emergency, this book engages the question of ecological hospitality: what does it mean to be guests of the earth as well as hosts? It includes chapters by cutting-edge scholars in the philosophy of nature, as well as artists, scientists, psychologists, and theologians. The contributors discuss proposals for a new \"Poetics of the Earth,\" opening horizons beyond our perilous Anthropocene to a new Symbiocene of mutual collaboration between human and non-human species.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFocusing on the central role that the human psyche plays in answering our current ecological emergency, \u003ci\u003eHosting Earth\u003c\/i\u003e is for anybody invested in the future of our planet and how psychological, psychoanalytic, and philosophical thought can reorient the current conversation about ecology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Kearney\u003c\/b\u003e is Charles Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College and author and editor of more than forty books on contemporary philosophy and culture. He is founding director of The Guestbook Project for Narrative Hospitality and has been engaged in developing a postnationalist philosophy of peace and empathy over several decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Klapes\u003c\/b\u003e is a graduate in Philosophy at Boston College. His main philosophical interests include psychoanalysis, the philosophy of literature, and contemporary continental philosophy and his writing has appeared in a number of international journals. Peter currently serves as Executive Manager of The Guestbook Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUrwa Hameed\u003c\/b\u003e studied Political Science, International Relations, and Managing for Social Impact at Boston College. She has written on the role of women in politics in Pakistan, and is also a founder and President of the non-profit, Free Immigrations Services.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 244\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50339909533933,"sku":"9781032599496","price":74.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/djBwYpphQi9781032599496.webp?v=1785116749","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/hosting-earth-facing-the-climate-emergency-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}