How Forests Think: Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human

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How Forests Think: Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human

Can forests think? Do dogs dream? In this astonishing book, Eduardo Kohn challenges the very foundations of anthropology, calling into question our central assumptions about what it means to be humanâ€”and thus distinct from all other life forms. Based on four years of fieldwork among the Runa of Ecuadorâ€™s Upper Amazon, Eduardo Kohn draws on his rich ethnography to explore how Amazonians interact with the many creatures that inhabit one of the worldâ€™s most complex ecosystems. Whether or not we recognize it, our anthropological tools hinge on those capacities that make us distinctly human. However, when we turn our ethnographic attention to how we relate to other kinds of beings, these tools (which have the effect of divorcing us from the rest of the world) break down. How Forests Think seizes on this breakdown as an opportunity. Avoiding reductionistic solutions, and without losing sight of how our lives and those of others are caught up in the moral webs we humans spin, this book skillfully fashions new kinds of conceptual tools from the strange and unexpected properties of the living world itself. In this groundbreaking work, Kohn takes anthropology in a new and exciting directionâ€“one that offers a more capacious way to think about the world we share with other kinds of beings.

Country	USA
Author	Eduardo Kohn
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780520956865
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
NumberOfPages	282
PublicationDate	2013-08-03
Publisher	University of California Press
ReleaseDate	2013-08-03
Studio	University of California Press

How Forests Think: Toward an Anthropology Beyond the Human

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