{"product_id":"humanism-and-the-anthropocene-recovering-the-ethical-value-of-humanity-in-the-21st-century-9781350566552","title":"Humanism and the Anthropocene: Recovering the Ethical Value of Humanity in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn response to the rise of anti-humanist thought, Tom Whyman proposes a new defence of humanism for the Anthropocene and the age of AI.\u003c\/b\u003e We live in an age where humanity has taken on an importance to nature so central that we have become, as a species, the primary driver of geological change. But this recognition hardly fills us with a sense of pride at our achievements. Instead we are increasingly ambivalent about our own humanity: an ambivalence manifested from the academic humanities to cutting-edge AI research that seeks to remove the human altogether. But what does it mean to be 'human' in the first place? And how do we regain a sense of the ethical value of our humanity? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnswering these questions, this book advances a new theory of 'minimal humanism'. This involves the examination and acceptance of the 'human' as a concept of meaningful, practical, ethical, and theoretical importance. Whyman argues that humanity cannot help but matter to us, as reason is essentially a human act, and criticises philosophers' attempts to separate our animal nature from our rationality, arguing instead that they are dynamically intertwined with an ever-changing nature. And yet, Whyman emphasises, the humanism he presents is 'minimal', because, in agreement with anti-, trans-, and post-humanist critiques, he wishes to remind readers of humanism's importance without enshrining our species as the absolute pinnacle of Being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn lively dialogue with neo-Aristotelian ethical naturalism, Adorno, Marx, Midgley, Kant, and others, this is essential reading for anyone grappling with the ethical value of the 'human' in the 21st century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Whyman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350566552","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48867096297609,"sku":"9781350566552","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_b86e26ba-317d-4312-aca5-6cfd9b635832.jpg?v=1793685040","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/humanism-and-the-anthropocene-recovering-the-ethical-value-of-humanity-in-the-21st-century-9781350566552","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}