Uexküll’s Surroundings: Umwelt Theory and Right-Wing Thought
<p>With its diversity of possible <em>Umwelten</em> or environments for living things, Jakob von Uexküll’s Umwelt theory has been hailed by many readers as the first step toward an innovative, pluralistic conception of nonhuman life. But what is generally ignored is its structural conservatism, its identitarian logic in which everything should remain in its place and nothing should mix, and its proximity to Nazi ideology and politics. By turning the spotlight on these neglected aspects, <em>Uexküll’s Surroundings</em> opens up a new perspective on Uexküll’s Umwelt theory.</p>
Authors: Gottfried Schnödl, Florian Sprenger
Translators: Michael Thomas Taylor, Wayne Yung
Designer: Torsten Köchlin, Silke Krieg
Series Editor: Petra Löffler, Claudia Mareis, Florian Sprenger
Part of: meson press
ISBN: 9783957962027