Deep Time, Dark Times: On Being Geologically Human

by David Wood

Book Overview

The new geological epoch we call the Anthropocene is not just a scientific classification. It marks a radical transformation in the background conditions of life on Earth, one taken for granted by much of who we are and what we hope for. Never before has a species possessed both a geological-scale grasp of the history of the Earth and a sober understanding of its own likely fate. Our situation forces us to confront questions both philosophical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823281361
• ISBN13: 9780823281367
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"