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Entropic Philosophy
Chaos, Breakdown, and Creation
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2022
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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.
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2022
ISBN-Print
978-1-78661-246-5
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978-1-78661-247-2
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
204
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Acknowledgments No access
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Different Threads No access
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The Science of Entropy No access
The Metaphor of Entropy No access
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Chaos and Disorder in Hesiod No access
Entropic Precursors in Presocratic Philosophy No access
Plato’s Divine Order No access
Aristotle’s Uncreated Universe No access
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The Problem of Nature in Kant and Schelling No access
