Time and politics under lethal threats : futures we know something about / Furio Cerutti (emeritus professor of political philosophy, Universit�a degli Studi di Firenze and Affiliate Professor, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa, Italy).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cerutti, Furio, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar political theory series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political science--Philosophy.

Political science.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2026.

Summary:

This thought-provoking book examines the interactions between time, politics, scientific evidence and philosophy in order to understand how the emergence of lethal challenges to civilisation, such as nuclear weapons, climate change and possibly artificial intelligence, is already generating a fledgling 'politics for the future', based on rational fear rather than utopian hope. Furio Cerutti discusses the unprecedented relevance of time in contemporary politics when considering the futures of those challenges which are sufficiently known to the present members of humankind. Chapters explore the conflictual coexistence of traditional politics with the burgeoning politics for the future, which centres science-based policymaking in respect of future generations for political rather than ethical reasons. In this, Cerutti sees a chance for a move away from populism and democratic short-termism, calling for timely action to preserve the global commons, but also to protect the financial future of welfare systems - a pillar of liberal democracy. Time and Politics under Lethal Threats is an innovative resource for students and academics of political science, political theory, philosophy and ethics. It is also a valuable read for practitioners and policymakers in think tanks, government and international institutions.

Contents:

Contents: 1. An introduction to time, futures and politics

Part I: Futures and the new bipolarity of politics: Politics #1 and #2

2. Futures and politics: On the unprecedented role of scientific knowledge of specific futures in political decision-making

3. Time and the law: Humankind's right to survival

4. What has time got to do with legitimacy?

5. Political normativity redefined: The role of time

Part II: Underneath the labours of politics: A case of normativity reassessed, while / Deconstructing Populism And Making Good Use Of A Classic

6. Climate ethics or politics for the future?

7. Populism without future

8. Predicting the future? How to use, and not misuse, Karl Marx

9. A modest conclusion to time, futures and politics

Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035356423 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

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