*Dark Ecology: For a Logic of Future Coexistence* by Timothy Morton is a philosophical and environmental critique that challenges traditional notions of ecology and our relationship with nature. Morton introduces the concept of "dark ecology" to address the complexities and contradictions inherent in contemporary environmental issues.

The book argues that the traditional ecological view of nature as a separate, pristine entity is flawed and that a more nuanced, interconnected understanding is needed. Morton explores how concepts like "the environment" and "nature" are socially and culturally constructed and how this affects our approach to ecological problems. He emphasizes the need to confront the dark, often uncomfortable realities of our environmental impact and to recognize the entanglements between human activities and the natural world.

*Dark Ecology* is noted for its interdisciplinary approach, drawing from philosophy, literature, and environmental science to offer a radical rethinking of how we relate to and think about the natural world. Morton's writing is both provocative and thought-provoking, challenging readers to reconsider their assumptions about nature and the future of ecological coexistence.

Written four years ago, this book approaches the problem of global warming from what I would call a philosophical-historical point of view. In what the author defines as a Möebius' strip, we travel the road from the discovery of agriculture in ancient Mesopotamia to global warming, passing through the birth of patriarchy. Paradoxically, the results of this "program", whose code has been "running" for all these years and which is called agrilogistics, are even more evident today, at the time of COVID-19.
It is a text that is quite difficult to read, because of its language and basic preparation, decidedly multidisciplinary, which requires understanding, and of which we recommend periodic re-reading.

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This book is difficult to categorize -- it pulls in everything, melding science with logic with philosophy with literature. I had to read it much more slowly than my usual fast pace of reading, because it required lots of thought. It wasn't hard to understand, but the ideas required digesting. Alice in Wonderland, Hitler's dog, R2D2, Decartes, feedback loops, bees . . . everything is interconnected with this wide-ranging philosophy. I enjoyed it because it made me think.