Great Adaptation

Guilherme Pratti, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Law, Politics and Development (DIRPOLIS), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy

• ContentsPreface 1 Introducing the question concerning law and technique: anunexpected conversation PART I THE LAW: TECHNIQUE OR TECHNOLOGY?2 Philosophy of technique: the constitutive role of lawwithin the modern technique phenomenon 3 Law, technique and technology PART II TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY’S CHALLENGE:THE NEXUS LAW-TECHNIQUE-NATURE4 The great acceleration: technique, globalisation, andclimate change 5 The role of law and the Green Deal’s total mobilisation PART III AN EVER-INCREASING TECHNICALPHENOMENON: TECHNIQUE,ENVIRONMENT, AND LAW IN ANINTERCONNECTED WORLD6 Law’s overarching touch: heights and depths 7 Ingraining reality in law: a climate-changing tempo 8 Constituting the ongoing quest for adaptation: concluding remarks References

‘Guilherme Pratti’s exploration of the intersection between jurisprudence and technology opens a new door into the political philosophy of engineering and technology. His argument is especially pertinent as we realize the limitations of ethics in grappling with the deepening complexities of life in the engineered and engineering world.’