Learning to Live in the Dark : Essays in a Time of Catastrophe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stephenson, Wen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climate change mitigation.

Existentialism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Haymarket Books, 2025.

Summary:

Wen Stephenson's 'Learning to Live in the Dark' explores the profound challenges of the climate crisis and humanity's response to ecological and social breakdown. Drawing on philosophical, literary, and activist traditions, the book examines themes of despair, solidarity, and rebellion against nihilism. Stephenson engages with influential thinkers such as Hannah Arendt, Václav Havel, Simone Weil, Albert Camus, Frantz Fanon, and Henry David Thoreau to uncover paths toward resilience and human solidarity amidst catastrophic times. Intended for readers seeking intellectual and moral clarity, the book provides critical insights into sustaining humanity and achieving global solidarity in the face of political, ecological, and social turmoil. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contents

Author’s note

Prelude: “Truly, I live in dark times!”

Part One: Catastrophes Converge

One: Learning to Live in the Dark

Two: Carbon Ironies

Three: Living in Truth

Four: The Hardest Thing

Interlude: Walden at Midnight

Part Two: Affliction and Revolt

Five: The Social Beast

Six: Great Sinners

Seven: The Rebel

Part Three: On the Other Side of Despair

Eight: How to Blow Up a Climate Fantasy

Nine: Risk and Revolution

Ten: The Desperate of the Earth

Postlude: “While this everywhere crying”

Coda

Acknowledgments

Selected Bibliography

Back Cover Generated by AI.

Notes:

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ISBN:

979-88-88904-19-0

OCLC:

1517395815