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Against purity : = living ethically ...

Shotwell, Alexis, (1974-)

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Against purity : = living ethically in compromised times /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Against purity :/ Alexis Shotwell.
Reminder of title:	living ethically in compromised times /
Author:	Shotwell, Alexis,
Published:	Minneapolis, MN :University of Minnesota Press, : c2016.,
Description:	236 p. ;22 cm.
Subject:	Civilization, Modern - 21st century. -
ISBN:	9780816698646

Against purity : = living ethically in compromised times /
Shotwell, Alexis,1974-

Against purity :living ethically in compromised times /Alexis Shotwell. - Minneapolis, MN :University of Minnesota Press,c2016. - 236 p. ;22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-228) and index.

Complexity and complicity : an introduction to constitutive impurity --

The world is in a terrible mess. It is toxic, irradiated, and full of injustice. Aiming to stand aside from the mess can produce a seemingly satisfying self-righteousness in the scant moments we achieve it, but since it is ultimately impossible, individual purity will always disappoint. Might it be better to understand complexity, and, indeed, our own complicity in much of what we think of as bad, as fundamental to our lives? 'Against Purity' argues that the only answer - if we are to have any hope of tackling the past, present and future of colonialism, disease, pollution, and climate change - is a resounding yes.

ISBN: 9780816698646US27.00

LCCN: 2016008376Subjects--Topical Terms:

601484
Civilization, Modern
--21st century.

LC Class. No.: BJ1533.P97 / .S56 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 170

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