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Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis

By Sally Weintrobe

Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis Contemporary literature

Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisis

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Psychological Roots of the Climate Crisistells the story of a fundamental fight between a caring and an uncaring imagination. It helps us to recognise the uncaring imagination in politics, in culture - for example in the writings of Ayn Rand - and also in ourselves.
Sally Weintrobe argues that achieving the shift to greater care requires us to stop colluding with Exceptionalism, the rigid psychological mindset largely responsible for the climate crisis. People in this mindset believe that they are entitled to have the lion's share and that they can 'rearrange' reality with magical omnipotent thinking whenever reality limits these felt entitlements.
While this book's subject is grim, its tone is reflective, ironic, light and at times humorous. It is free of jargon, and full of examples from history, culture, literature, poetry, everyday life and the author's experience as a psychoanalyst, and a professional life that has been dedicated to helping people to face difficult truths.
Product details
Number of Pages:
346
Release Date:
2021-04-08
Publication Date:
2021-04-08
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Academic
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1501372874
ISBN13:
9781501372872
Weight:
567 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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