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hyperobject: a standalone construct

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Literary theory

an entity so massively distributed in time and space, such as global warming, that it cannot be grasped directly, only through its local effects.

In literary theory, hyperobject refers to an entity so massively distributed in time and space, such as global warming, that it cannot be grasped directly, only through its local effects. This meaning comes from Morton (2013) in Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World.[1]

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  1. Morton, T. (2013). Hyperobjects: Philosophy and Ecology after the End of the World. Univ Of Minnesota Press. ISBN 9780816689231

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