{"product_id":"why-climate-breakdown-matters-9781350212015","title":"Why Climate Breakdown Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eClimate change and the destruction of the earth is the most urgent issue of our time. We are hurtling towards the end of civilisation as we know it. With an unflinching honest approach, Rupert Read asks us to face up to the fate of the planet. This is a book for anyone who wants their philosophy to deal with reality and their climate concern to be more than a displacement activity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs people come together to mourn the loss of the planet, we have the opportunity to create a grounded, hopeful response. This meaningful hopefulness looks to the new communities created around climate activism. Together, our collective mourning enables us to become human in ways previously unknown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy Climate Breakdown Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is a practical guide on how to be a radical, responsible climate activist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRupert Read \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia, UK. He is a former spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion collective, an environmental activist and a former Green Party councillor. His most recent books include \u003ci\u003eExtinction Rebellion: Insights from the Inside \u003c\/i\u003e(with Samuel Alexander) (2020), \u003ci\u003eThis Civilisation is Finished: Conversations on the end of Empire - and what lies beyond (\u003c\/i\u003e2019) and \u003ci\u003eA film-philosophy of ecology and enlightenment \u003c\/i\u003e(2018).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383081013522,"sku":"9781350212015","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/why-climate-breakdown-matters-9781350212015","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}