Ecological Reasonings

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Kilian Jörg (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany)

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Bloomsbury Academic
25 June 2026

Social & political philosophy; Environmentalist thought & ideology

What role does ‘reason’ have in tackling the catastrophic ecological situation of the early 21st-century?

Can the concept shrug off its problematic role in Western epistemology and find a new place and function in dealing with the Anthropocene? In Ecological Reasonings, Kilian Jörg argues that we ignore reason at our peril.

This book revolves around the idea that in order to salvage reason, we must include it in the current move to pluralize the key concepts of Western philosophy – where we once talked of nature, science and technology, we now talk about natures, sciences, and technologies. In the same way, it is time to reconceptualize reason as reasonings – a diverse and multi-perspectival wealth of interactions that can create a vital alternative to the mainstream academic thought. Drawing on a broad span of theoretical traditions including new materialism, eco-feminism, embodied performance and speculative philosophy, Jörg weaves countless voices and aspects together to demonstrate the rich texture of his pluralized vision. The impact of these new reasonings on the pressing challenges of our time can be seen in the sheer scope of these elements, from the role of artificial intelligence to the post-truth society and how science can shape our own self-understanding.

By: Kilian Jörg (Freie Universität Berlin Germany)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350372153
ISBN 10: 1350372153
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 25 June 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface Part I: Introduction 1. A Pluralization of Reason to make ecological reasoning(s) thinkable – Methodical 2. Nietzsche as an early case example of a thinker of ecological reason(s) Part II: Problems & Critique 3. Critiques of Reason 4. How does critique matter? Part III: Emergence & Pluralization 5. Re-examining classics – Making do in the ruins of Reason 6. Resilience of Reason Part IV: Affirmation 7. Provincializing Reason - Ecological Reasonings in intercultural cross-examination 8. Ecological reasonings & corporeality 9. Ecological reasonings in the sciences 10. Ecological Reason(ing)(s) Part V : Consequences 11. Ecological reasonings & the digital 12. Ecological reason & the political 13. Ecological reasonings & the arts Bibliography

Kilian Jörg is a philosopher and artist based in Vienna and Berlin whose research focuses on ecological epistemology and the intersection of art and philosophy. He is the founder of Philosophy Unbound, a collective which organises regular open stages for performative philosophy.

Reviews for Ecological Reasonings

""With unreason spreading and the ghost riders of the status as ever quo on the offensive, a book on ecological reasonings is most timely. Kilian Jörg's study charts surprising routes out of the present impasse. Essential reading for scholars and activists at the forefront of the climate wars."" --Jan Slaby, Professor of Philosophy, Free University Berlin, Germany ""Beautifully and carefully intervening in what have been perhaps too-settled waters, the book offers a compelling account of the sensuous and situated reasoning practices we might craft in confronting the multiple ecological catastrophes we face. Understanding reasonings as a collective endeavour, built in relationships among beings, actants, and our unevenly shared milieux, Jörg offers an inspiring call to building a different ""we"" that can playfully and in an ongoing way contribute to shared life in a living world."" --Alexis Shotwell, Professor of Sociology & Anthropology, Carleton University, Canada