No one came from outside: a critique of the abject-Lovecraftian foundations of dark ecology

León Casero, Jorge (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Urabayen, Julia

Resumen: In recent decades, philosophical reflection on the utopian has focused on the analysis of the way in which the future-possible and the radically unknown or “other” influence our present. Specifically, accelerationism and Object-oriented Ontology have identified horror and weird fiction in general, and H. P. Lovecraft in particular, as the privileged field from which to access a radically anti-humanist absolute exteriority (Outside) with the aim of developing a new anti-species worldview, one which Timothy Morton calls “Dark Ecology.” This article analyzes the philosophical foundations of this worldview, showing the exclusive and proto-fascist character it harbors, which is why it should be clearly separated from other post-humanisms and/or new materialisms based on the hybridization and interconnection characteristic of relational ontologies.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.5007/2175-8026.2023.e92273

Año: 2023

Publicado en: Ilha do Desterro 76, 2 (2023), 181-200
ISSN: 0101-4846

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 0.3 - Literature and Literary Theory (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.124 - Literature and Literary Theory (Q2)

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Filosofía (Unidad Predepartam. Filosofía)