{"id":3823,"date":"2018-09-06T16:07:09","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T16:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=3823"},"modified":"2018-09-06T16:07:09","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T16:07:09","slug":"matt-rosen-21-connects-with-the-human-condition-in-first-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2018\/09\/06\/matt-rosen-21-connects-with-the-human-condition-in-first-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Rosen \u201921 Connects with the Human Condition in First Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Leah Veldhuisen \u201919<\/strong><\/p>\n

Matt Rosen \u201921\u00a0<\/strong>has an exciting spring coming up: His book \u201cSpeculative Annihilationism: The Intersection of Archaeology and Extinction\u201dwill be published by Zero Books in June. The book is about philosophy, a topic Rosen has been interested in for a long time. His curiosity stems from watching a cartoon version of \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d at the age of four, which he says was \u201cthe first time that I realized that I too must die, that in being born I had been given no choice in the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

With his book, Rosenuses his passion for philosophy to argue that archaeology can be granted a new basis, a new avenue of inquiry at its intersection with extinction.He uses a variety of philosophical approaches to make his case.<\/p>\n

Inspiration for the book, Rosen says, was frustration. He explains that the field of philosophy has a long history of only focusing on humans, and ignoring the reality that does not include humans. Because of this, \u201cwe need a vision of the sciences and of philosophy itself which can help us to better understand our place in this very inhuman world.\u201d Rosen had a clear idea of what he wanted to say with his book, and was able to finish in only a block and a half. The process, he says, helped him gain respect for other writers who are juggling multiple projects and tight deadlines. The short writing time also \u201cfurther legitimates the wonders of the Block Plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only in his second year at CC, Rosen, who hails from Ridgewood, New Jersey,has not yet declared a major but plans to study philosophy. He also hopes to continue his study of philosophy into a doctorate program, and eventually teach. Even with these academic goals, Rosen says that philosophy does not start or end with the academy. \u201cPhilosophizing is what each of us does every day, it\u2019s how we cope (or don\u2019t cope) with our situation, with the condition of being in the world and being in a world precisely like this one,\u201d he explains.<\/p>\n

Outside of academics, Rosen will continue to philosophize and write, as he began to do as he watched \u201cThe Hobbit.\u201d Rosen\u2019s book can be pre-ordered on Amazon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Leah Veldhuisen \u201919 Matt Rosen \u201921\u00a0has an exciting spring coming up: His book \u201cSpeculative Annihilationism: The Intersection of Archaeology and Extinction\u201dwill be published by Zero Books in June. The book is about philosophy, a topic Rosen has been interested in for a long time. His curiosity stems from watching a cartoon version of \u201cThe … <\/p>\n

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