Subjectivity and Neonihilism : Constituting a Self in a Meaningless World / / by Patric Plesa

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911010529903321
• Autore: Plesa Patric
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2025
• ISBN: 3-031-91546-1
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2025.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (368 pages)
• Collana: Palgrave Studies in the Theory and History of Psychology, , 2946-2460
• Disciplina: 320.51
• Soggetti: Critical theory; Psychology; Continental philosophy; Critical psychology; Culture - Study and teaching; Critical Theory; Theoretical Psychology; Continental Philosophy; Critical Psychology; Cultural Theory; Subjectivitat; Nihilisme; Filosofia contemporània; Psicologia crítica; Neoliberalisme; Llibres electrònics
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Subjectivity and Technologies of Self -- Chapter 3 Neonihilism -- Chapter 4 Relationality and The Ars Nihil.
• Sommario/riassunto: Subjectivity and Neonihilism examines the current Western sociopolitical climate, revealing how it shapes who we are, how we ; think of ourselves, and how we create meaning in a seemingly meaningless world. Drawing on critical theory, this book looks at some of the social inequities produced under neoliberal capitalism and the ways these problems are internalized into subjectivity as the neoliberal self. Neoliberal cultural values are shown to reframe social inequities as personal problems and simultaneously create a sense of personal responsibility for solving them within the self, rather than addressing them externally. The author argues that current crises in meaning making and mental health have been exacerbated by the neoliberal values of individualization, responsibilization, self-governance, and competition. Divided into 3 parts, this book begins by outlining the emergence of subjectivity and technologies of the self. It demonstrates how the sociopolitical conditions that amplify social inequities intwine with the hyperawareness of the internet age to create an atmosphere of meaninglessness that is pervasive on social media and in internet culture. In part 2, the author further analyses this phenomenon, here labelled ‘neonihilism’, as the process in which we confront meaninglessness through irony, questioning whether this might hold the intrinsic condition for overcoming this new nihilism. Part 3 examines the possibility for collective meaning making, solidarity, and collective action afforded by creating an art of nihilating the neoliberal self, or what the author terms ‘the ars nihil’, via subversion and resistance. This book offers fresh insights that will be of interest to students and scholars of critical theory, psychology, philosophy and sociology. Patric Plesa is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University, in Toronto, Canada. Dr Plesa’s research tackles critical issues in psychology from theoretical perspectives toward improving understanding, innovating interventions, and reassessing practices that affect mental health, wellbeing, and the environment. They are working on critical psychology, psychedelics research, existentialism, and ecopsychology.

Called by the wild : the autobiography of a conservationist / / Raymond F. Dasmann ; with a foreword by Paul Erhlich

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910958708203321
• Autore: Dasmann Raymond F. <1919-2002.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
• ISBN: 9780520927407; 0520927400; 9781597345217; 1597345210
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (287 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.7/2/092; B
• Soggetti: Conservationists - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-244).
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- 1. Beginnings: The Lure of Wild Country -- 2. School, the Woods, and War -- 3. Red Arrows Never Glance -- 4. Live Coward or Dead Hero? -- 5. Elizabeth's Story -- 6. Reunion -- 7. Transition -- 8. Deer -- 9. Arcata -- 10. Conservation by Slaughter -- 11. Return to the United States -- 12. Influences and Efforts -- 13. Too Many, Too Much -- 14. Uniting Nations -- 15. Return to Africa -- 16. Ecosystem and Biosphere People -- 17. The Edges of the Sea -- 18. The Incident in Kinshasha -- 19. Return to the South Pacific -- 20. Back to the Land -- 21. Damming Paradise -- 22. Other Ways of Life -- 23. Biosphere Reserves -- 24. Finale -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A pioneer in international conservation and wildlife ecology, Raymond Dasmann published his first book, the influential text Environmental Conservation, when the term "environment" was little known and "conservation" to most people simply meant keeping or storing. This delightful memoir tells the story of an unpretentious man who helped create and shape today's environmental movement. Ranging from Dasmann's travels to ecological hotspots around the world to his development of concepts such as bioregionalism and ecotourism, this ; autobiography is a story of international conservation action and intrigue, a moving love story, and a gripping chronicle of an exceptional life.Dasmann takes us from his boyhood days in San Francisco in the early 1920's to his action-packed military service in Australia during World War II, where he met his future wife, Elizabeth. After returning to the United States, Dasmann received his doctorate as a conservation biologist when the field was just being developed. Dasmann left the safety of academia to work with conservation organizations around the world, including the United Nations, and has done fieldwork in Africa, Sri Lanka, the Caribbean, and California. This book is both a memoir and an account of how Dasmann's thinking developed around issues that are vitally important today. In engaging conversational language, he shares his thoughts on issues he has grappled with throughout his life, such as population growth and the question of how sustainability can be measured, understood, and regained. Called by the Wild tells the story of an inspirational risk taker who reminds us that "the earth is the only known nature reserve in the entire universe" and that we must learn to treat it as such.