Relationality: An Emergent Politics of Life Beyond the Human

A new book argues that the root of contemporary crises is a dualistic assumption of separateness, and proposes a shift towards relationality to heal our bodies, ecosystems, cities, and the planet. It explains and exemplifies non-relational living's modes of operation and consequences, and elucidates the nature of relationality and its embodiment in transformative practices.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 232 pages
Publication date: 13 June 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

This groundbreaking new book challenges the assumption of dualism, which has been a fundamental presupposition of our way of life, thinking, and acting. The authors argue that the key to creating livable worlds lies in cultivating ways of knowing and acting based on a profound awareness of the fundamental interdependence of everything that exists, known as relationality. This shift in paradigm is necessary for healing our bodies, ecosystems, cities, and the planet as a whole. The book follows two interwoven threads of argumentation: on the one hand, it explains and exemplifies the modes of operation and the dire consequences of non-relational living; on the other, it elucidates the nature of relationality and explores how it is embodied in transformative practices in multiple spheres of life. The authors provide an instructive account of the philosophical, scientific, social, and political sources of relational theory and action, with the aim of illuminating the transition from living within seemingly ineluctable 'toxic loops of unrelational living' to living within 'relational weaves which we might co-create with multiple human and nonhuman others.

Weight: 368g
Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350225961