Nomadic Thinking

A Metanarrative of Humanity

AvBuket Korkut-Raptis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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Beskrivning

An invitation to rethink our place in the world from the perspective of nomads.Sedentary-state civilizations have historically degraded nomadic people as primitive or barbaric and sought to "civilize" them; however, the nomads have resisted this and tried to maintain their way of life. What is the underlying thought behind this resistance? What does it mean to be human according to the nomads? What might be the metanarrative of humanity from a nomadic perspective? Nomadic Thinking, seeking answers to these interrelated questions, consists of an effort to explain the nomadic conception of humanity within the language of Western philosophy. It uncovers the nomadic way of thinking by examining both the social lives and cultural narratives of nomads themselves. As author Buket Korkut-Raptis makes clear, nomadic thought offers a much-needed ethical perspective necessary to overcome exploitative human relations and to modify our relationship with nature. It revives our trust in humanity and gives us hope that we can be creative in finding new forms of social life, better than what we are confined to in our civilized world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-11-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 10 mm
Vikt:266 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Transcontinental Philosophy
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9798855809879

Utforska kategorier

Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik
Filosofiska discipliner inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Buket Korkut-Raptis is Professor of Philosophy at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey.

Recensioner i media

"While composed from a philosophical point of view, inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche and Gilles Deleuze, Nomadic Thinking covers important authors in fields such as ethics, philosophical anthropology, and political philosophy. What is important is that Korkut-Raptis's intent is not about recounting the views of the authors she mentions but rather using them as provocations and inspirations for developing an independent, consistent, and persuasive argument on behalf of nomadic philosophy and nomadic ways of life. There are strong reasons to believe there will be a significant and well-deserved interest in this book." — Adam Chmielewski, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword to the English EditionAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction: How Is Philosophical Anthropology Possible?I. Traces of the Nomads in History1. Nomadic Culture: Another Option2. A Comparative Analysis of Creation Myths3. The Epic of Gilgamesh or the Epic of a Nomad Sent by Gods4. The Stories of Dede Korkut: On Nomadic Values5. The Distinction between Ethical and Political Power6. The Nomads' Power of SolidarityII. Against State Philosophers7. On What Kind of Being Humans May Be8. Ancient Greek State Philosophers: Plato and Aristotle9. The Last Representative of Modern State Philosophers10. The Last Word of the Nomads: "After This, Nothing Happened"11. The Irreconcilability of Culture and Civilization 12. Inconsistencies of Our Contemporary Civilization13. The Influence of Nomadic Thinking on the Enlightenment14. Ethical Resistance Instead of Seizing Political PowerIII. Nomadic Thinking on Nature and Humanity 15. Nomadic Naturalism 16. Nomadic Humanism17. The Hope of the Last Nomad and an InvitationAfterword to the English EditionNotesBibliographyIndex