Hyposubjects on Becoming Human

Autor*innen

• Timothy Morton

Parameter

• Sozialwissenschaften

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The era of hypersubjects is concluding, as their apocalyptic ideologies fail to provide salvation. In contrast, hyposubjects are emerging, marking the beginning of a new phase. This text represents an attempt by two reform-minded hypersubjects to shift focus toward nurturing hyposubjective humanity. Key points include: 1) Hyposubjects are the native beings of the Anthropocene, just starting to explore their potential. 2) They are multiphasic and plural, embodying a state of being that is subscendent—focused on relationships rather than seeking absolute knowledge or power. Their existence is characterized by play, care, adaptation, pain, and laughter. 3) Hyposubjects embrace feminist, colorful, queer, ecological, transhuman, and intrahuman identities, rejecting the dominance of traditional modernity and its apex species behavior, while navigating the complexities of extinction fantasies. 4) They are resourceful, inhabiting overlooked spaces, transforming remnants into new possibilities, and disconnecting from conventional systems to repurpose energies. 5) Hyposubjects create revolutions unnoticed by mainstream narratives, disregarding expert opinions that deny their existence and remaining skeptical of any attempts to define them.

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Einband: Paperback