{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chelsea Green Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781603586979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andreas Weber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661540159644,"sku":"9781603586979","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e199bb2f-53e1-4079-afc5-1cb89e995554.jpg?v=1603899694","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/matter-and-desire-an-erotic-ecology-9781603586979","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}