{"product_id":"matter-and-desire-an-erotic-ecology-9781603586979","title":"Matter and Desire: An Erotic Ecology","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNautilus Award Gold Medal Winner, Ecology \u0026amp; Environment\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eMatter and Desire\u003c\/em\u003e, 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, \u003cem\u003eMatter and Desire \u003c\/em\u003ebecomes 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeber, Andreas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAndreas Weber is a Berlin-based philosopher, biologist, and writer. He holds degrees in marine biology and cultural studies, and has collaborated with brain researcher and philosopher Francisco Varela. His books in English include: \u003cem\u003eEnlivenment: Towards a Fundamental Shift in the Concepts of Nature, Culture and Politics\u003c\/em\u003e (2013); \u003cem\u003eThe Biology of Wonder: Aliveness, Feeling, and the Metamorphosis of Science\u003c\/em\u003e (2016); and \u003cem\u003eBiopoetics: Towards an Existential Ecology\u003c\/em\u003e (2016). Weber regularly contributes to major newspapers and magazines, such as \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGEO\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/em\u003e, and has won a number of awards for his writing. He teaches philosophy at Leuphana University, Lüneburg and at the University of Fine Arts, Berlin. Weber has two children, fifteen and seventeen. He lives in Berlin and Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chelsea Green Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50628848451858,"sku":"9781603586979","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ca47e358-aba5-4b71-8601-c1749734b36a.jpg?v=1732710460","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/matter-and-desire-an-erotic-ecology-9781603586979","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}