Entropic Philosophy: Chaos, Breakdown, and Creation
Editorial ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Mainland Spain
- Publisher ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
- ISBN13 9781786612465
- ISBN10 1786612461
- Type Book
- Pages 220
- Published 2022
- Language English
- Bookbinding Hard cover
Sections
Contemporary PhilosophyEntropic Philosophy: Chaos, Breakdown, and Creation
Editorial ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Mainland Spain
Book Details
Now is a time of tremendous anxiety about the present and future state of the world. As the second law of thermodynamics states, entropy never decreases, time marches relentlessly forward, and closed systems inevitably break down. Entropy serves as a powerful metaphor capturing expressions of growing malaise and decline.
"Entropic Philosophy: Chaos, Breakdown, and Creation" builds on the meaning of entropy from the Greek entropia, signifying “a turning toward” or “transformation.” Developing a philosophy of entropy, this book draws variously from anthropology, psychoanalysis, literature, art, and the history of philosophy. This approach opens pathways for reverence and care that are crucial in preventing fear, existential inertia, and despair.
Shannon Mussett is Professor of Philosophy at Utah Valley University.