{"product_id":"malfeasance-9780804773034","title":"Malfeasance","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this reflection on the relation between nature and culture, Michel Serres relates the present environmental catastrophe to pollution generated by humanity's efforts to appropriate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Michel Serres is widely considered one of the most important French thinkers of the postwar era. He believes in the age-old, overreaching ambition of philosophy: to synthesize the totality of human knowledge. \u003ci\u003eMalfeasance\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a manifesto of his philosophy of synthesis.\"—Robert Harrison, Stanford University\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMalfeasance\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome introduction to, and an elegant demonstration of, Michel Serres's recent work. In the face of pollution's calamities, Serres calls for responsible action, a new social contract, a peaceful compact with the world. Reversing Rousseau's negative command—'This is mine'—he proffers, 'This is enough for me.'\"—Pierre Saint-Amand, Brown University","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48865944273239,"sku":"9780804773034","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804773034.jpg?v=1722276310","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/malfeasance-9780804773034","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}