{"product_id":"9781603586979","title":"Matter and Desire : An Erotic Ecology by Dr.Andreas Weber","description":"Nautilus Award Gold Medal Winner, Ecology \u0026amp; Environment ?In?Matter and Desire, 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.   In 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.   Although rooted in scientific observation,?Matter and Desire becomes?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.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304845586805,"sku":"9781603586979","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781603586979.jpg?v=1762796478","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781603586979","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}