Hyperobjects
Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World
by Timothy Morton · first published 2013
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Having set global warming in irreversible motion, we are facing the possibility of ecological catastrophe. But the environmental emergency is also a crisis for our philosophical habits of thought, confronting us with a problem that seems to defy not only our control but also our understanding. Global warming is perhaps the most dramatic example of what Timothy Morton calls "hyperobjects"--entities of such vast temporal and spatial dimensions that they defeat traditional ideas about what a thing is in the first place. In this book, Morton explains what hyperobjects are and their impact on how w
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…Fanged Noumena by Nick Land for diving deeply into amphetaminic insanity thus accurately mirroring the schizophrenia of postmodern capitalism. The letters of Van Gogh. Phillip Lopate's personal essays. Hyperobjects by Timothy Morton. On the Origins of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes.
on “Ask HN: What are your favorite books of all time, and why?” ↗…ourselves as sitting at the pinnacle of the Great Chain of Being. It's hard for me to take Morton too seriously because our ( by which I mean his and mine ) Metaphysics are so diametrically opposed. Hyperobjects are so ontologically complex as to give the feeling they have been invented solely to justify the philosopher's pre-existing beliefs ( though in fairness, you can write that about a lot of things ).
on “'A reckoning for our species': the philosopher prophet of the Anthropocene” ↗…perfectly-compatible-with-Team-Science philosophy that reminds humans that we are part of, made of, and embedded within nature: physicalism. I don't understand the appeal/utility/whatever of Morton's odd original contributions (hyperobjects, conscious boulders). It doesn't refute popular misconceptions of a nature-human gulf any better than plain physicalism. It's also not a very appealing basis for Team Humanities propaganda (as you style…
on “'A reckoning for our species': the philosopher prophet of the Anthropocene” ↗…through what was decided before. Without totally derailing the thread, this is also obviously why climate and biosphere collapse is not (and likely will continue not) to be addressed, e.g. Timothy Morton's Hyperobjects
on “AI 2040: Plan A” ↗