{"product_id":"critical-humanism-ken-plummer-9781509527953","title":"Critical Humanism: A Manifesto for the 21st Century","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe live in a mutilated world and our humanity seems irrevocably damaged. Many critics suggest we have reached the end of humanity. In this challenging book, Ken Plummer suggests that such claims may be premature; instead, what we need is a new transformative understanding of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCritical Humanism\u003c\/i\u003e critically reflects upon and reimagines humanism for the twenty-first century. What is now required is a fresh, wide-ranging imaginary of an open, worldly, plural and caring humanity. It needs to take a critical stance towards older, often divisive ideas of what it means to be human, while reconnecting to a wider understanding of the rich diversity of life in the pluriverse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn an age of post- and transhumanist turns, Plummer provides a personal, political and passionate call for thinkers, researchers and activists to \u003ci\u003enot\u003c\/i\u003e turn their backs on humanism. We need instead to create a vital new political imaginary of being human in a connected planet. We simply cannot afford to be anti-human or posthuman. Restoring our belief in humanity has never been more important for edging towards a better world for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Plummer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1509527958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781509527953\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.43w x 0.94d","brand":"Ken Plummer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978621354239,"sku":"9781509527953","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7c3b72e6-db71-4a8f-9c13-466355867526.jpg?v=1683242372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/critical-humanism-ken-plummer-9781509527953","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}