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Book SynopsisAvoiding reductionistic solutions, and without losing sight of how our lives and those of others are caught up in the moral webs we humans spin, this book skillfully fashions new kinds of conceptual tools from the strange and unexpected properties of the living world itself.
Trade Review"What's so welcome about Kohn's approach is that he walks a tightrope with perfect balance: never losing sight of the unique aspects of being human, while refusing to force those aspects into separating us from the rest of the abundantly thinking world." The Times Literary Supplement "How Forests Think" is an important book that provides a viable way for people educated in Western philosophy to approach indigenous animism without being credulous or inauthentic. It is refreshing to read a book of this intellectual caliber that takes Runa stories seriously and enters into dialogue with their claims using the tools of Western philosophy." Anthropos
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Runa Puma 1 The Open Whole 2 The Living Thought 3 Soul Blindness 4 Trans-Species Pidgins 5 Form's Effortless Efficacy 6 The Living Future (and the Imponderable Weight of the Dead) Epilogue: Beyond Notes Bibliography Index
