Influx and Efflux

The book examines human agency in a world influenced by nonhuman forces, advocating for a non-anthropocentric understanding of the self. Drawing on the works of poets and philosophers like Whitman and Thoreau, it connects this perspective to democratic pluralism. The author emphasizes a writing style that reflects the complexities of our interconnected existence, suggesting that our understanding of self and democracy must evolve in response to the entangled nature of the world.