More-Than-Human Aesthetics

Venturing Beyond the Bifurcation of Nature

Mike Michael (University of Exeter), Michael Halewood (University of Essex), Thomas P. Keating (Linköping University) , Alexander Damianos (University of Kent)

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Bristol University Press
20 May 2025

Philosophy: metaphysics & ontology; Philosophy: aesthetics; Social theory; Impact of science & technology on society

Series: Dis-positions: Troubling Methods and Theory in STS

In a present marked by planetary crisis, a radical rethinking of aesthetics is necessary. This inspirational collection proposes a new way of thinking about aesthetics as fundamental to cultivating more liveable futures.

Drawing on the philosophies of Alfred North Whitehead and Félix Guattari, the book develops aesthetics as central to all more-than-human forms of experience, including knowledge practices. Each contribution invites readers on an adventure to explore how this broader view of aesthetics can reshape areas including biomedicine, geological forensics, nuclear waste, race, as well as arts and education.

This is an agenda-setting contribution to understanding the significance of aesthetics in science and technology studies, as well social and cultural research more broadly.

Contributions by: Mike Michael (University of Exeter), Michael Halewood (University of Essex), Thomas P. Keating (Linköping University), Alexander Damianos (University of Kent), Michael L. Thomas (University of Amsterdam)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529227796
ISBN 10: 1529227798
Series: Dis-positions: Troubling Methods and Theory in STS
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 20 May 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Melanie Sehgal is Director of Research at the Institute for Basic Research into the History of Philosophy at the University of Wuppertal. Alex Wilkie is Professor of Design and Societies and a Director of the Design Societies Research Unit in the Department of Design, Goldsmiths, University of London.

Reviews for More-Than-Human Aesthetics: Venturing Beyond the Bifurcation of Nature

“Alfred N. Whitehead’s daring protest against the ‘bifurcation of nature’ called for the liberation of aesthetics from human exceptionality. More-Than-Human Aesthetics turns this protest into a compelling multifaceted exploration. How would our practices be transformed if we recognized that none of them can be divorced from an aesthetic experience which humans share with all other inhabitants of the earth?” Isabelle Stengers, Université Libre de Bruxelles