Bruckner, Pascal
The Fanaticism of the Apocalypse: Save the Earth, Punish Human Beings
Bruckner locates the predecessors of today’s ecological catastrophism in Catholicism’s admonishment to give up joy in the present for the sake of eternal life and in Marxism’s demand that individuals forsake personal needs for the sake of a brighter future. Modern society’s susceptibility to this kind of catastrophism derives from what Bruckner calls the ‘seductions of disaster’, as exemplified by the popular appeal of disaster movies. But ecological catastrophism is harmful in that it draws attention away from other, more solvable problems and injustices in the world in order to focus on something that is portrayed as an Apocalypse. Rather than preaching catastrophe and pessimism, we need to develop a democratic and generous ecology that addresses specific problems in a practical way.
This sharp and contrarian essay on one of the great issues of our time will be widely read and discussed.
Nyckelord: Political Philosophy & Theory, Ecological disasters, catastrophism philosophy, climate change
- Författare
- Bruckner, Pascal
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2013
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Sidantal
- 224 sidor
- Kategori
- Samhälle
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9780745670140
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9780745669762