Prelude: Myth and the Planetary 1
1. Sociocentrism, the Anthropocene, and the Planetary 15
2. Species Evolution and Cultural Creativity 37
3. Creativity and the Scars of Being 63
4. Distributed Agencies and Bumpy Temporalities 89
5. The Politics of Swarming and the General Strike 121
6. Postcolonial Ecologies, Extinction Events, and Entangled
Humanism 151
Postlude: Capitalism and the Planetary 175
Acknowledgments 199
Notes 201
Bibliography 217
Index 225
William E. Connolly is Krieger-Eisenhower Professor at Johns Hopkins University where he teaches political theory. He is a former editor of Political Theory and one of the cofounders of Theory & Event. His recent books include The Fragility of Things; A World of Becoming; Capitalism and Christianity, American Style; and Pluralism, all also published by Duke University Press.
"... theorists will find plenty to unpack here. Recommended.
Graduate students through faculty."
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"Connolly’s analysis of planetary calamities and proposal for a
politics of swarming merit attention. The book effectively
integrates a variety of sources, including from political theory,
social theory, philosophy, theology, economics, geology, biology
and paleontology, and covers a wide range of topics, reinvigorating
discussion regarding not only the current ecological problems, but
also what can be done given the prospect of a seemingly apocalyptic
future."
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"Facing the Planetary is a timely book. It underscores what is
daily becoming ever more obvious."
*Perspectives on Politics*
"William Connolly aspires to make us see our fragile and beautiful
planet from the temporal distance the Anthropocene imposes. He does
so by plunging, with intellectual courage, theoretical
sophistication, and deeply felt appreciation for the human and
nonhuman forces that tie human destines to what he calls 'the
planetary.'"
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"Bill Connolly’s Facing the Planetary buzzes with a swarm of
innovative concepts, testing both the limits and the creative
powers of contemporary political theory to address the fragility of
the human condition in the Anthropocene."
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