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In Matter and Desire, internationally renowned biologist and philosopher Andreas Weber rewrites ecology as a tender practice of forging relationships, of yearning for connections, and of expressing these desires through our bodies. Being alive is an erotic process -- constantly transforming the self through contact with others, desiring ever more life. In clever and surprising ways, Weber recognizes that love -- the impulse to establish connections, to intermingle, to weave our existence poetically together with that of other beings -- is a foundational principle of reality. The fact that we disregard this principle lies at the core of a global crisis of meaning that plays out in the avalanche of species loss and in our belief that the world is a dead mechanism controlled through economic efficiency.



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