How to think about catastrophe: toward a theory of enlightened doomsaying
"How to Think about Catastrophe argues that "only by making good use of [its ethical] faculty can humanity hope to curb its power over things and over itself--a power that is excessive and, above all, destructive.""--
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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East Lansing
Michigan State University Press
[2023]
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Dupuy, Jean-Pierre, 1941-, How to think about catastrophe : toward a theory of enlightened doomsaying] (2024) (McKenna, Andrew J.)
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| Edition: | First |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Illich, Ivan 1926-2002
/ Jonas, Hans 1903-1993
/ Geology, Stratigraphic
/ Metaphysics
/ Prognosis
/ Future
/ Temporality
/ Meteorological disaster
/ Environmental crisis
/ Ecocriticism
/ Environmental economics
B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
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Catastrophical, The
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "How to Think about Catastrophe argues that "only by making good use of [its ethical] faculty can humanity hope to curb its power over things and over itself--a power that is excessive and, above all, destructive.""-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 165 Seiten, 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61186-436-6 |
