We are living in an age when nature seems to be on the brink of extinction yet; at the same time; nature is becoming increasingly ubiquitous and unstable as a category for representation and debate.Futurenatural brings together leading theorists of culture and science to discuss the concept of nature - its past; present and future. Contributors discuss the impact on our daily life of recent developments on biotechnologies; electronic media and ecological politics. Increasingly; scientific theories and models have been taken up as cultural metaphors that have material effects in transforming ways of seeing and structures of feeling.The book addresses the issue of whether political and cultural debates about the body and environment can take place without reference to nature or the natural. This collection considers how we might think a future developing from emergent scientific theories and discourses. What cultural forms may be produced when new knowledges challenge and undermine traditional ways of conceiving the natural.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Somewhat older picturesBy ChristieR0390I purchased several books at a time; not knowing that they came from the same publisher; so they were designed pretty much alike.I do like the pictures; although this book didnt have that many I could use for MY purpose this time. But Im keeping it for another project later.