Original Product [Wiley] Critical Humanism A Manifesto The 21St Century

We live in a mutilated world and our humanity seems irrevocably damaged. Ma critics suggest we have reached the end of humanity. In this challenging book, Ken Plummer suggests that such claims may be premature; instead, what we need is a new transmative understanding of humanity.Critical Humanism critically reflects upon and reimagines humanism the twentyfirst century. What is now required is a fresh, wideranging imaginary of an open, worldly, plural and caring humanity. It needs to take a critical stance towards older, often divisive ideas of what it means to be human, while reconnecting to a wider understanding of the rich diversity of life in the pluriverse.In an age of post and transhumanist turns, Plummer provides a personal, political and passionate call thinkers, researchers and activists to not turn their backs on humanism. We need instead to create a vital new political imaginary of being human in a connected planet. We simply cannot afd to be antihuman or posthuman. Restoring our belief in humanity has never been more important edging towards a better world all.