Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction ix
4. Introduction: Abstract Ecologies 1
5. 1. Critical Systems Theory: Ecological Confrontation 15
6. 2. Spiraling into Control: Paradoxes of Thermodynamic Rationalization 55
7. 3. The Vitalist Alternative: Sympoietic Multitudes 93
8. 4. Cybernetic Rationalization: Valorizing the Incommunicable 121
9. Epilogue: Cybernetic Irrationalization 155
10. Acknowledgments 179
11. Notes 183
12. Bibliography 189
13. Index 211
14. About the Author 219