Human Extinction and the Pandemic Imaginary

Christos Lynteris

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2021

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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
9780367776886
ISBN-10
036777688X
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year
2021
Publication date
2021-04-01
Pages
178
Dimensions
154x232x16
Weight
300