{"product_id":"theory-of-the-earth-9781503627550","title":"Theory of the Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe need a new philosophy of the earth. Geological time used to refer to slow and gradual processes  but today we are watching land sink into the sea and forests transform into deserts. We can even see the creation of new geological strata made of plastic  chicken bones  and other waste that could remain in the fossil record for millennia or longer. Crafting a philosophy of geology that rewrites natural and human history from the broader perspective of movement  Thomas Nail provides a new materialist  kinetic ethics of the earth that speaks to this moment. Climate change and other ecological disruptions challenge us to reconsider the deep history of minerals  atmosphere  plants  and animals and to take a more process-oriented perspective that sees humanity as part of the larger cosmic and terrestrial drama of mobility and flow. Building on his earlier work on the philosophy of movement  Nail argues that we should shift our biocentric emphasis from conservation to expenditure  flux  and planetary diversity. Theory of the Earth urges us to rethink our ethical relationship to one another  the planet  and the cosmos at large.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666176335925,"sku":"ByrdShop_1503627551","price":43.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781503627550.jpg?v=1782421939","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/theory-of-the-earth-9781503627550","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}