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ذروة الرغبة: الجنس، علم البيئة وانهيار الرغبة

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ما البصمة الكربونية لرغبتك الجنسية؟ مثل هذا السؤال يلزمك على الفور بمواجهة العلاقة بين الرغبة الجنسيّة- أي رغباتنا، ودوافعنا ومحفزاتنا، وتلك التأثيرات كلّها المرتبطة بما يسمى "حياتنا الجنسية".والبيئة واليوم أصبحت هاتان -الفكرتان وتأثيراتهما في العالم الحقيقي متشابكتان بشكل وثيق، وبطرق لا حصر لها. تؤثر الرغبة الجنسية لدينا، فردياً وجماعياً، على العالم الطبيعي، والعكس صحيح. ولإعادة صياغة السؤال بطريقة أقل استهدافاً نقول: هل أنَّ الرغبة الجنسية مصحوبة ببصمة كربونية؟ وإذا كان الأمر كذلك، فكيف يمكننا قياس حجمها؟ وكيف يمكن حساب آثارها؟ ما "التأثير" البيئي لرغباتنا الشخصية؟ هل تساعد بطريقة أو بأخرى في تغذية تسارع تغير المناخ؟ وعلى العكس من ذلك، هل يؤثر تغيّر المناخ أو المخاطر البيئية بشكل عام على إحساسنا بالإثارة؟ إذا كان الأمر كذلك، فبأية طرائق؟ نحن جميعاً ندرك بدرجات متفاوتة، أنَّ دوافعنا الجنسية مرتبطة بطريقة أوبأخرى بالاقتصاد. ففي نهاية المطاف، يعد الإعلان عاملاً مهماً في إنتاج الرغبة، ثم توجيهها نحو منتجات أو علامات تجارية أو خدمات معينة أوتجارب يمكن تحقيق الدخل منها. الجنس، كما نعلم يُحقق مبيعات جيدة. نحن نعمل لأننا بحاجة إلى البقاء في هذا العالم. لكن عملنا الفائض يتم تنفيذه مع التركيز على ما هو بعيد المنال: الإشباع الجنسي والمؤامرات المثيرة، والكشف الحميمي، وما إلى ذلك

190 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2020

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Dominic Pettman

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Dominic Pettman currently lives, works, learns and teaches in New York City. He is particularly interested in the ways in which "technology" influences our self-perceptions and cultural conversations.

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May 13, 2021
An important (and beautifully written) word of warning.
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June 14, 2024
Lacivert Kitaplar serisi Ayrıntının ağır kitaplar serisi kadar ağır bir seri aslında. Bu kitapta bir istisna değil. Psikanalitik okuma çok yapmadığım için bazı alana dair derin kavramlarla karsilastikca metne yabanci kaldım. Libidinal ekolojik düşünme nasıl olur, Libidinal ekonomi ( Lyotard'ın aynı adlı eseri de var elimde de belirsiz bir tarihe erteledim onu okumayı bu kitaptan sonra) nasıl oluşur buna dair kısa ama derin, anlamak için berrak zihne değil sadece biraz da bu alana aşinalık hatta belki de alana dair daha derin okuma deneyimi gerekiyor.
Çeviri de beni çok zorladı. Bircok anlam karmaşası yaratan cümlelerde takılıp kaldım metin çok zor aktı. Velhasıl kelam çıkar çıkmaz heyecanla alıp ilk okuyanlardanım ama aynı hevesle okuyamadım da.
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August 22, 2021
A delightful read! Important and well written. Very nice to see Pettman's voice come through, found myself laughing more than I thought I would at such a serious piece. The subtle humour made it a lot easier to digest and connect with.
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March 4, 2023
Forse non ho un'anima abbastanza filosofica, forse non sono abbastanza mentalmente aperta o non so cosa ma non sono riuscita a non lanciare questo libro a metà lettura.

Mi continuo ad interrogare sul senso di questo "saggio" che sembra un minestrone di filosofia antica, moderna, scienza, pseudo-scienza, attualità, arte .. altro?

In Italia il libro è stato portato da Tlon, al quale va riconosciuto il merito di aver scritto un quarto di copertina che attira i lettori interessati ai temi di ecologia/climate change etc.. ma che poi non c'entra niente col libro. In particolare, sarebbe interessante capire dov'è trattato il tema "quanto inquina la nostra libido?".
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15 reviews
May 14, 2023
Pettman espone contenuti e teorie interessanti che però, spesso, sembrano un po' girare a vuoto. Ad una prima lettura, quindi, il libro è sicuramente seducente e scorrevole - se anche tendente ad una certa ironia sottile tipica dei filosofi contemporanei, a tratti compiaciuta - ma la somma delle sue parti non colpisce per forza e organicità.
Comunque da tenere in considerazione, e rileggere magari dopo essersi immersi in alcune delle letture consigliate dall'autore.
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215 reviews11 followers
February 12, 2022
I heard the writer interviewed on the Filmsuck podcast and I thought it sounded interesting. I don't know a lot about this area and learned about the major thinkers. I think Pettman is on to something: so much of the left is about denial and self-abnegation but the only future worth living for should have pleasure and joy as a part of it. The problem, of course, is getting there.
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54 reviews20 followers
September 1, 2022
Thought provoking, and an interesting perspective on the social exhaustion we feel in the air at present, but its impression doesn't last. 'Libido' is a vaguely defined term here, supposedly something like a 'life-force' that is present when involved in cooking a fulfilling meal to thinking or feeling as part of a group enterprise. Too vague almost to feel the thread of a strong argument. Indeed, it may be better approached as a lecture, rather than a book, as it has a meandering quality abotu it. On the other hand insights around the exploration glimmer in the background. Brief forays into the past, including the utopianism of past communes and parochial superstitions reveal the way desire was rooted in the way they saw the world. It extended past only the experience of humans and animals, but even to trees and brooks. The comprehensiveness of the world-view shown he contrasts with our situation now, interpellated as 'neo-pavlovian mammals,' 'trapped in our digital enclosures', having reached 'peak libido'. Interesting, but I wish there was more meat to the bone here. For that matter, more bone for the meat, too.
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