Morton's better stuff seems cribbed from Team Science. There's already a serviceable, perfectly-compatible-with-Team-Science philosophy that reminds humans that

Morton's better stuff seems cribbed from Team Science. There's already a serviceable, perfectly-compatible-with-Team-Science philosophy that reminds humans that we are part of, made of, and embedded within nature: physicalism. I don't understand the appeal/utility/whatever of Morton's odd original contributions (hyperobjects, conscious boulders). It doesn't refute popular misconceptions of a nature-human gulf any better than plain physicalism. It's also not a very appealing basis for Team Humanities propaganda (as you style it) -- who's going to make a Hyperobjects Coloring Book? Morton's philosophy reminds me of those old herbal remedies that turned out to contain one active herb plus a bunch of superfluous materials and preparation rituals. There's a bit of something valuable in what he says but you can find it purer and simpler elsewhere. Of course even today some people deliberately seek out remedies made with a bunch of superfluous ritual and inactive ingredients, because they like complication for its own sake. Maybe that personality type forms the core of Morton's fans.