The Task of Philosophy in the Anthropocene
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The Task of Philosophy in the Anthropocene

Axial Echoes in Global Space

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The Task of Philosophy in the Anthropocene

Axial Echoes in Global Space

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In its early modern form, philosophy gave a decisive impetus to the science and technology that have transformed the planet and brought on the so-called Anthropocene. Can philosophy now help us understand this new age and act within it? The contributors to this volume take a broad historical view as they reflect on the responsibilities and possibilities for philosophy today. The term ‘Anthropocene’ signifies the era of the arrival of human beings as a force that affects global ecosystems in ways that are potentially disastrous for humanity itself, as well as for countless other species. This volume explores whether philosophy has meaningful tasks to fulfill in this unparalleled situation. Do philosophers need to reflect on new topics today? Do they need to think in new ways? Do they need new relationships to their own tradition? And are there concrete actions they should take, over and above philosophical reflection? The contributors to this volume thus take on the question of the relevance and responsibility of philosophy, drawing upon diverse legacies, in the current global situation.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield International
Year
2018
ISBN
9781786605566
Edition
1
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Critical Theory

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgments
  2. Introduction
  3. 1 Environmental Cosmopolitanism as a Philosophy for the Anthropocene
  4. 2 The Coming of the Post-Axial Age
  5. 3 On Nature and Liberation
  6. 4 Eidetic Eros and the Liquidation of the Real
  7. 5 Odysseus on the Beach: Humanity between the Anthropocene and the Hubriscene
  8. 6 Starting from Ourselves as Living Beings
  9. 7 Philosophy’s Homecoming
  10. 8 The Uncanny Anthropocene
  11. 9 Which Way I Fly: Reforming Nihilism in the Anthropocene
  12. 10 Ecological Finitude as Ontological Finitude: Radical Hope in the Anthropocene
  13. 11 The Voices of Nature: Toward a Polyphonic Conception of Philosophy
  14. Index
  15. About the Contributors