02859oam 2200505 450 991052469920332120180607004221.00-472-12230-410.3998/mpub.9281987(CKB)3710000000858506(MiAaPQ)EBC4691341(OCoLC)958865377(MdBmJHUP)muse54272(MiU)10.3998/mpub.9281987(EXLCZ)99371000000085850620160610d2016 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFlourishing thought democracy in an age of data hoards /Ruth A. MillerAnn Arbor :University of Michigan Press,2016.1 online resource (236 pages)0-472-13010-2 Includes bibliographical references and index."Challenging the posthumanist canon which celebrates the pre-eminence of matter, Ruth Miller, inFlourishingThoughtargues that what nonhuman systems contribute to democracy is thought. Drawing on recent feminist theories of nonhuman life and politics, Miller shows that reproduction and flourishing are not antithetical to contemplation and sensitivity. After demonstrating processes of life and processes of thought are indistinguishable, Miller finds that four menacing accumulations of matter and information--global surveillance, stored embryos, human clones, and reproductive trash--are politically productive rather than threats to democratic politics. As a consequence, she questions the usefulness of individual rights such as privacy and dignity, contests the value of the rational metaphysics underlying human-centered political participation, and re-evaluates the gender relations that derive from this type of participation. Ultimately, in place of these human-centered structures, Miller posits a more meditative mode of democratic engagement. Miller's argument has shattering implications for the debates over the proper use and disposal of embryonic tissue, alarms about data gathering by the state and corporations, and other major ethical, social, and security issues"--Provided by publisher.DemocracyPhilosophyDemocracySocial aspectsDemocracyMoral and ethical aspectsFeminist theoryDemocracyPhilosophy.DemocracySocial aspects.DemocracyMoral and ethical aspects.Feminist theory.321.8POL010000SOC032000bisacshMiller Ruth Austin1975-1107039Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan)MiUMiUBOOK9910524699203321Flourishing Thought2777522UNINA