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OverviewDuring the last century humanity acquired the ability to destroy itself. The direct approach to destruction can be seen in such facts as the ever-present threat of nuclear war, but we have also developed the capacity to do indirect harm by altering conditions necessary for survival, including the looming cloud of climate change. How can we look forward and work past the dire position we now find ourselves in to achieve a sustainable future? This volume presents a new way of thinking about the future as it examines catastrophe and the human response. It examines different kinds of catastrophes that range from natural (e.g., earthquakes) to industrial (e.g., Chernobyl) and concludes that the traditional distinctions between them are only becoming blurrier by the day. This book aims to build a general theory of catastrophes—a new form of apocalyptic thinking that is grounded in science and philosophy. An ethics for the sake of the future is what is required, which in turn necessitates a new metaphysics of temporality. If a way out of the imminent danger in which we find ourselves is to be found, we must first look to radically alter our ethics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jean-Pierre Dupuy , M B Debevoise , Mark Rogin AnspachPublisher: Michigan State University Press Imprint: Michigan State University Press Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9781611864366ISBN 10: 1611864364 Pages: 194 Publication Date: 30 November 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsIn this timely meditation on humanity's frightful inclination to violence, Jean-Pierre Dupuy weaves together the philosophical implications of today's nuclear and climate horror. In the face of a 'murderous free-for-all, ' Dupuy sketches the way forward: utter clarity about the doom that awaits us, thereby forestalling its realization. --JERRY BROWN, governor of California (1975-1983, 2011-2019) """In this timely meditation on humanity's frightful inclination to violence, Jean-Pierre Dupuy weaves together the philosophical implications of today's nuclear and climate horror. In the face of a 'murderous free-for-all, ' Dupuy sketches the way forward: utter clarity about the doom that awaits us, thereby forestalling its realization."" --JERRY BROWN, governor of California (1975-1983, 2011-2019)" Author InformationJEAN-PIERRE DUPUY is professor emeritus of social and political philosophy at the École Polytechnique in Paris and professor in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at Stanford University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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