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THE VICISSITUDES OF NATURE - RICHARD J BERNSTEI...

The relation between humans and nature is at the core of the great existential threats of our
time  from climate change  extreme weather  and environmental destruction to devastating
pandemics. We are becoming increasingly aware of the fact that  unless we change our behavior
radically and quickly  the most likely outcome will be the destruction of countless species and
forms of life  including our own. But we also need to change the way we think about nature  and
think about the relation between humans and nature - this is a key intellectual task. In this
important book  Richard J. Bernstein argues that an adequate conception of humans and nature 
capable of facing up to the existential threats of our time  requires taking full account of
the major projects dealing with nature in the past. Focusing on key figures of modernity -
Spinoza  Hume  Kant  Hegel  Marx  Nietzsche  and Freud - Bernstein reconstructs their
conceptions of nature and uncovers the reasons that led them to their distinctive views.
Working through the contradictions and incompatibilities among these diverse thinkers 
Bernstein identifies common themes that have shaped their struggles in dealing with the
relation of humans to nature. He offers a critical overview of the challenges illuminated by
each perspective that must be confronted in our thinking of nature today. As a prolegomenon to
rethinking humanity and nature  this book uncovers the rich conceptual resources available
within the modern tradition that can help us to develop an adequate understanding of nature for
our time.

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