We need a new way to think about the Earth. Instead of perceiving the Earth as a static object, subject, substance, or essence in isolation from the cosmos, we need a theory that takes into account Earth's constant motion. In Theory of the Earth, Thomas Nail articulates an original process-based geological theory of the Earth that not only ushers in a new philosophy of geology, but which also offers us important lessons for understanding the Anthropocene and our possible responses to climate change--
- | Author: Thomas Nail
- | Publisher: Stanford University Press
- | Publication Date: April 13, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 346 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1503627551
- | ISBN-13: 9781503627550