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Suny Series in Environmental Philosophy and Ethics Ser.: Ontology of Trash : The Disposable and Its Problematic Nature by Greg Kennedy (2007, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSTATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10079146993X
ISBN-139780791469934
eBay Product ID (ePID)20038546751
Product Key Features
Number of Pages238 Pages
Publication NameOntology of Trash : the Disposable and Its Problematic Nature
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEnvironmental / Waste Management, Environmental Conservation & Protection, General, Ecology, Metaphysics
Publication Year2007
TypeTextbook
AuthorGreg Kennedy
Subject AreaNature, Philosophy, Technology & Engineering
SeriesSuny Series in Environmental Philosophy and Ethics Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2006-013724
TitleLeadingAn
Reviews"...Kennedy offers a timely intervention that will be of interest to many. In particular, it seems as though philosophers, ecologists, environmentalists and individuals or group of similar ilk would get the most traction from this material ... there is much to appreciate in this text." -- Symposium "...a contribution to ontology in the Heideggerian tradition. It is also an important addition to the literature on environmental philosophy ... The book will interest more than phenomenologists and will benefit those preoccupied with the environment and the problem of landfill pollution." -- Comptes Rendus "This book is written gracefully and engagingly. Trash is a surprisingly revealing lens on contemporary culture. Kennedy's approach is incisive without being zealous and critical without being negative." -- Albert Borgmann, author of Real American Ethics: Taking Responsibility for Our Country "I particularly liked the discussion of fast food, Heidegger, embodiment, and the city. There is much that is swift and brilliant in the matters covered, telling and insightful in the multileveled critique of modernity." -- Drew Leder, author of Sparks of the Divine: Finding Inspiration in Our Everyday World
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromCollege Graduate Student
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal363.72/801
Table Of ContentPreface Introduction 1. Waste 2. The Body 3. Food 4. The City 5. Trash 6. Human Extinction Before the End Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisA philosophical exploration of the problematic nature of the disposable. Plastic bags, newspapers, pizza boxes, razors, watches, diapers, toothbrushes ... What makes a thing disposable? Which of its properties allows us to treat it as if it did not matter, or as if it actually lacked matter? Why do so many objects appear to us as nothing more than brief flashes between checkout-line and landfill? In An Ontology of Trash, Greg Kennedy inquires into the meaning of disposable objects and explores the nature of our prodigious refuse. He takes trash as a real ontological problem resulting from our unsettled relation to nature. The metaphysical drive from immanence to transcendence leaves us in an alien world of objects drained of meaningful physical presence. Consequently, they become interpreted as beings that somehow essentially lack being, and exist in our technological world only to disappear. Kennedy explores this problematic nature and looks for possibilities of salutary change., A philosophical exploration of the problematic nature of the disposable. Plastic bags, newspapers, pizza boxes, razors, watches, diapers, toothbrushes ? What makes a thing disposable? Which of its properties allows us to treat it as if it did not matter, or as if it actually lacked matter? Why do so many objects appear to us as nothing more than brief flashes between checkout-line and landfill? In An Ontology of Trash, Greg Kennedy inquires into the meaning of disposable objects and explores the nature of our prodigious refuse. He takes trash as a real ontological problem resulting from our unsettled relation to nature. The metaphysical drive from immanence to transcendence leaves us in an alien world of objects drained of meaningful physical presence. Consequently, they become interpreted as beings that somehow essentially lack being, and exist in our technological world only to disappear. Kennedy explores this problematic nature and looks for possibilities of salutary change., Plastic bags, newspapers, pizza boxes, razors, watches, diapers, toothbrushes ... What makes a thing disposable? Which of its properties allows us to treat it as if it did not matter, or as if it actually lacked matter? Why do so many objects appear to us as nothing more than brief flashes between checkout-line and landfill? In An Ontology of Trash, Greg Kennedy inquires into the meaning of disposable objects and explores the nature of our prodigious refuse. He takes trash as a real ontological problem resulting from our unsettled relation to nature. The metaphysical drive from immanence to transcendence leaves us in an alien world of objects drained of meaningful physical presence. Consequently, they become interpreted as beings that somehow essentially lack being, and exist in our technological world only to disappear. Kennedy explores this problematic nature and looks for possibilities of salutary change.
LC Classification NumberTD793.9.O56 2007
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