LIFE OF PLANTS: A METAPHYSICS OF MIXTURE (POLITY PRESS) (PB)

Emanuele Coccia argues that, as the very creator of atmosphere, plants occupy the fundamental position from which we should analyse all elements of life. From this standpoint, we can no longer perceive the world as a simple collection of objects or as a universal space containing all things, but as the site of a veritable metaphysical mixture. In contrast to trends of thought that discuss nature and the cosmos in general terms, Coccia’s account brings the infinitely small together with the infinitely big, offering a radical redefinition of the place of humanity within the realm of life.