A Philosophy of Climate Apocalypticism: In and Against the World (1) (Routledge Environmental Humanities)

By: Jakub Kowalewski

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Synopsis: This book offers a long-overdue analysis of the ubiquity of eco-apocalypticism in current discourses on the climate crisis.Drawing on a wide range of sources and theoretical traditions from ecological works and radical pamphlets, through political theology and continental philosophy to ancient and medieval apocalypses, the book sheds a comprehensive light on the concepts, processes, and experiences which circulate around the figure of the environmental end of the world. Importantly, this book argues that apocalypticism can provide a productive philosophical framework for addressing the climate catastrophe, enabling us to propose a distinctive answer to the fundamental question which haunts progressive ecological projects: how can we defend the world we find indefensible?Appealing to students, academics, and researchers in philosophy, political theology, and environmental humanities, this book is a timely intervention which hopes to demonstrate that, when all else fails, it is the end of the world which may save the planet.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 174 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781040359815
Related ISBNs:: 9781040359792, 9781003348511, 9781032391298, 9781032391267
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis
Date of Addition:: 05/19/25
Copyrighted By:: Jakub Kowalewski. The right of Jakub Kowalewski to be identified as author of this work has been asserted in accordance with sections
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
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Categories:: Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Earth Sciences, Philosophy, Politics and Government
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