The Task of Philosophy in the Anthropocene: Axial Echoes in Global Space - Paperback

by Richard Polt (Editor), Jon Wittrock (Editor)

The so-called anthropocene is one of the most widely discussed concepts in philosophy and critical theory at the moment. This volume takes a broad historical view of the topic, bringing together high profile theorists, including Luce Irigaray and Adrian Parr, providing a platform for highly original work in this important and timely field.

Author Biography

Richard Polt is Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University. With Gregory Fried he has translated Heidegger's Introduction to Metaphysics and Being and Truth, and edited A Companion to Heidegger's "Introduction to Metaphysics" and Nature, History, State: 1933-1934. Jon Wittrock is Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Sertn University, Sweden.