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After the Apocalypse - Softcover

Horvat, Srećko

 
9781509540082: After the Apocalypse
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1509540083 ISBN 13: 9781509540082
Verlag: Polity, 2021

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In this post-apocalyptic rollercoaster ride, philosopher Srećko Horvat invites us to explore the Apocalypse in terms of ‘revelation’ (rather than as the ‘end’ itself). He argues that the only way to prevent the end – i.e., extinction – is to engage in a close reading of various interconnected threats, such as climate crisis, the nuclear age and the ongoing pandemic. Drawing on the work of neglected philosopher Günther Anders, this book outlines a philosophical approach to deal with what Horvat, borrowing a term from climate science and giving it a theological twist, calls ‘eschatological tipping points’. These are no longer just the nuclear age or climate crisis, but their collision, conjoined with various other major threats – not only pandemics, but also the viruses of capitalism and fascism. In his investigation of the future of places such as Chernobyl, the Mediterranean and the Marshall Islands, as well as many others affected by COVID-19, Horvat contends that the ‘revelation’ appears simple and unprecedented: the alternatives are no longer socialism or barbarism – our only alternatives today are a radical reinvention of the world, or mass extinction.

After the Apocalypse is an urgent call not only to mourn tomorrow’s dead today but to struggle for our future while we can.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Srećko Horvat is a philosopher and author of dozen books, including The Radicality of Love and Poetry from the Future. He is co-founder of Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25).

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Verlag
Polity
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1509540083
ISBN 13 
9781509540082
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
180
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