Kripal, Professor Jeffrey J.
The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Realities
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226820248
- author:
- Kripal, Professor Jeffrey J.
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2022
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, Movements,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Superhumanities: Historical Precedents, Moral Objections, New Realities by Jeffrey J. Kripal A bold challenge to rethink the humanities, Kripal proposes reimagining the disciplines as the superhumanities, acknowledging the undercurrent of the fantastic within humanistic fields. This vision could lead to new cultural worlds and meanings, as the suppressed dimension of the superhumanities is revived. The history of the humanities is filled with precognitive dreams, evolving superhumans, and doubled selves, according to Kripal. The author argues that the humanities' basic malaise - the truth must be depressing - can be overcome. To achieve this, we must decolonize reality itself, taking human diversity seriously. Kripal engages various critical theories, including psychoanalytic, Black critical, feminist, postcolonial, queer, and ecocritical perspectives, to move beyond critique and toward a holistic view that recognizes the human being as both a social-political animal and an evolved cosmic species. By exploring the superhumanities, Kripal seeks to create a future that can embrace critiques within a more comprehensive understanding. This book offers a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition, inviting readers to reconsider the boundaries of human knowledge and experience.
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