Reviews

Posthuman Knowledge by Rosi Braidotti

annass's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

3.75

simona_tota's review against another edition

5.0

Sicuramente un testo importante per comprendere la tendenza filosofica degli ultimi tempi che unisce femminismi, ecologia, filosofia, politica, etica in una prospettiva che tiene conto dei cambiamenti storici che tutti quanti viviamo

michi's review against another edition

challenging informative

1.5

_anzo_'s review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

ajbay's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

haddocks_eyes's review against another edition

challenging reflective medium-paced

2.0

williamzzengg's review against another edition

5.0

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_hex_libris's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

3.75

emilyclairem's review against another edition

3.0

This was my first introduction to the theory of the posthuman and it was a good place to start. Braidotti is very clear in her definitions - sometimes too clear, to the point of repeating the same thing many times over - but that certainly helped in my understanding of the subject.
I agree with most of her stances and personally find the posthuman fascinating, but where I disagreed I strongly disagreed. Her using of mental illness discourse in her rhetoric is extremely offensive and greatly hampered my liking of the book. Her insistence on the affirmative is understandable, but I wasn't personally persuaded by it. I also question how practical some of her ideas are for creating a sustainable future.
However, overall this was a fairly easy read (for a theory book) and I appreciate Braidotti's candor in regards to her subjectivity. It was a very good launching off point for posthuman theory and works.