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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Main Author: Dupuy, Jean-Pierre 1941- (Author)
Contributors: DeBevoise, M. B. (Translator) ; Anspach, Mark Rogin 1959- (Translator)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: East Lansing Michigan State University Press [2023]
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.)
Edition:First
Series/Journal:Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
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
Further subjects:B Catastrophical, The
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Aggregator)
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.""--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1611864364