Catastrophe and philosophy / edited by David J. Rosner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosner, David J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catastrophical, The--Philosophy.

Catastrophical, The.

Philosophy and social sciences.

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]

Summary:

"This book takes a different approach to the history of philosophy, exploring a neglected theme, the relationship between catastrophe and philosophy. The book analyzes this theme within texts from ancient times to the present, from a global perspective. The book's focus is timely and relevant today, as the planet is certainly facing a number of impending catastrophes right now, e.g., environmental degradation, overpopulation, the threat of nuclear war, etc."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introductory essay : catastrophe and the limits of understanding / David J. Rosner

Part I: The Ancient World. Catastrophe and enlightenment : the genesis of Buddhism's first noble truth / JeiDong Ryu

The missing God : voices of despair and empathy in the Book of Lamentations / Sarah K. Corrigan - Patterns of patterns of post-catastrophic thought in ancient China : the growth of philosophy after the warring states period / Kwon Jong Yoo

Athens in ruins : Plato and the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War / John Ross

Part II: The Middle Ages/Renaissance. Augustine's anti-catastrophe / Steven Cresap

Values in the time of plague : civilizational trauma and moral nihilism in Boccaccio's Decameron / David J. Rosner

The search for stability in chaotic times : Machiavelli / Diana Prokofyeva

Part III: Modernity I: Early Modern period. Three catastrophes and one philosopher : atrocious wars, and the political ideas of Thomas Hobbes / David Wilkinson

"A new philosophy calls all into doubt": the epistemological crises of early modernity (and why they matter now) / David J. Rosner, Steven Cresap

The metaphysics of catastrophe : Voltaire's Candide / Carsten Meiner

Part IV: Modernity II: High Modernity. Nietzsche and the catastrophe of nineteenth century democracy / Phil Washburn

Wittgenstein and pre-ear Hapsburg Vienna / John Ross

Atonality in music and the upheavals of high modernity / Robert Quist

Toynbee : from the Great War catastrophe through the philosophy of history to the theory of civilizations / David Wilkinson

Catastrophe and decadence in the Great Gatsby / Peter Wakefield

Deep silence in the holocaust stories of Tadeusz Borowski / Nancy Reale

Part V: Post-Modernity. States of exception and the problem of detention in post 9/11 American jurisprudence / David Chalfin

Swords of Damocles : an essay on catastrophe and globalization / Pedro Geiger

Concluding Postscript : Coping with catastrophe : developing pathways toward resilience

Primary life orientations and philosophical response to catastrophe / Marek Celinski.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Ebook version :

ISBN:

9781498540117

1498540112

OCLC:

1050965858