“Was not their mistake once more bred of the life of slavery that they had been living?—a life which was always looking upon everything, except mankind, animate and inanimate—‘nature,’ as people used to call it—as one thing, and mankind as another, it was natural to people thinking in this way, that they should try to make ‘nature’ their slave, since they thought ‘nature’ was something outside them” — William Morris


Wednesday, January 15, 2025

The New Being Ecological Blurbs Are Incredible




With wit and playful creativity, Being Ecological challenges us to think beyond the conventional and embrace the complexity of our ecological entanglement in a way that matters most, how we think!

Susan Kucera, director, producer and filmmaker 


A freewheeling, essential guide from one of our foremost ecological philosophers. Very useful for anyone wanting a better understanding of our relationship to the biosphere. Morton points to how we can live a meaningful life in an uncertain modern era

Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach trilogy


If you're still just grooving along with Alan Watts and thinking that nature is wiggly, think again. Timothy Morton's flat ontology and his leveling of the uncanny valley contradict earlier clichés to open up new possibilities for conceptualizing a better future together. And, to tune a bit to the register of Being Ecological, it's all accomplished in a vivid discussion with excellent bookfeel.

Nick Montfort, Professor of Digital Media, MIT; author of The Future


Being Ecological is another essential  message from one of our most articulate and soulful eco philosophers. 

Laurie Anderson (artist)


Imagine if Silent Spring was updated and remixed through the prism of our current poly-crisis (many crises in one crisis) as a meticulously documented stream of thought that meditates on the new paths of thought we need to explore if we are to come out of this Anthropocene Era with even a glimmer of hope. Timothy Morton is this generation’s philosopher of the climate crisis. The 21st Century’s most powerful critique of climate change and humanity’s role of thinking our way out of this outline of possible future scenarios in lush prose. A must read.

Paul D. Miller aka Dj Spooky, musician, author, artist


In an age of collective denial and misinformation the pleasure of accompanying Timothy Morton as he dives head first into the choppy, green and gray waters of our current moment cannot be underestimated.

Adam McKay (director, Don’t Look Up)



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