LEADER 02819oam 2200505 450 001 9910156177303321 005 20171128111016.0 010 $a1-5095-0401-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000985429 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4773596 035 $a(DLC) 2016031811 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000985429 100 $a20160708d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe ends of the world /$fDe?borah Danowski, Eduardo Viveiros de Castro ; translated by Rodrigo Nunes 210 1$aMalden, MA :$cPolity,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (175 pages) 300 $aTranslation of: Ha? mundo por vir? 311 $a1-5095-0397-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"The end of the world is a seemingly interminable topic; at least, of course, until it happens. Environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse are subjects of enduring fascination and, as ethnographic studies show, human cultures have approached them in very different ways. Indeed, in the face of the growing perception of the dire effects of global warming, some of these visions have been given a new lease on life. Information and analyses concerning the human causes and the catastrophic consequences of the planetary crisis have been accumulating at an ever-increasing rate, mobilising popular opinion as well as academic reflection. In this book, philosopher Deborah Danowski and anthropologist Eduardo Viveiros de Castro offer a bold overview and interpretation of these current discourses on the end of the world, reading them as thought experiments on the decline of the West's anthropological adventure; that is, as attempts, though not necessarily intentional ones, at inventing a mythology that is adequate to the present. This work has important implications for the future development of ecological practices and it will appeal to a broad audience interested in contemporary anthropology, philosophy, and environmentalism"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aEnd of the world$xPhilosophy 606 $aMetaphysics$xPhilosophy 606 $aFear$xPhilosophy 606 $aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural$2bisacsh 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aEnd of the world$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aMetaphysics$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aFear$xPhilosophy. 615 7$aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural. 676 $a001.9 686 $aSOC002010$2bisacsh 700 $aDanowski$b De?borah$0769256 702 $aCastro$b Eduardo Batalha Viveiros de 801 0$bDLC 801 1$bDLC 801 2$bDLC 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910156177303321 996 $aThe ends of the world$92892257 997 $aUNINA