METAMORPHOSES (POLITY PRESS) (PB)

We are all fascinated by the mystery of metamorphosis – of the caterpillar that transforms itself into a butterfly. Their bodies have almost nothing in common, yet they are one and the same life. Emanuele Coccia argues that metamorphosis is the relationship that binds all species together and unites the living with the non-living. Coccia’s brilliant reflection on metamorphosis encourages us to abandon our view of the human species as static and independent and to recognize instead that we are part of a much larger and interconnected form of life.