Our real collective Flesh is not that of “humankind” as an autonomous abstraction, but is the living Body of this biosphere, breathing.
David Abram
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- In the Ground of Our Unknowing (2020); Exact wording and attribution checked. Abram uses the body as a metaphor for ecological interdependence.
- In the Ground of Our Unknowing (2020)
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