Human Extinction and the Pandemic Imaginary

Christos Lynteris

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2019

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Nested in debates among anthropologists, philosophers, social theorists and STS scholars, this book argues that global fascination with the ‘next pandemic’ stems not so much from anticipation of biological extinction of human species, as from expectation of loss of mastery over human-animal relations, as ontological pivot of humanity.

ISBN-13
9780367338145
ISBN-10
0367338149
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
2019
Publication date
2019-09-26
Pages
178
Dimensions
162x240x17
Weight
434