The Environmental Uncanny: A Phenomenology of the Loss of the World

By: Irwin, Brian A.

The Environmental Uncanny argues that the increasing destitution of our world is the result of a certain forgetfulness: we have forgotten that the basis of our knowledge is not calculative reason, but our participation in the natural world. The modern built environment is exemplary of this forgetfulness, and induces an uncanniness that can help us to understand the nature of our environmental crisis. This book offers a unique interdisciplinary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350417378
• ISBN13: 9781350417373
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"