Catastrophe and Philosophy

Buch | Hardcover

370 Seiten

2018
Lexington Books (Verlag)
9781498540117 (ISBN)

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This book investigates how a number of influential philosophies arose out of catastrophes, such as wars, plagues, and earthquakes. Central to the project is an explanation of how these catastrophes led to the questioning of basic assumptions and the introduction of new ideas to make sense out of a chaotic and often unintelligible world.

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.

David J. Rosner is associate professor of values and ethics, School for Business, Metropolitan College of New York.

Introductory Essay: Catastrophe and the Limits of Understanding, by David J. Rosner

Part I: The Ancient World

Catastrophe and Enlightenment: The Genesis of Buddhism's First Noble Truth, by JeiDong Ryu
The Missing God: Voices of Despair and Empathy in the Book of Lamentations, by Sarah K. Corrigan
Patterns of Post-Catastrophic Thought in Ancient China: The Growth of Philosophy after the Warring States Period, by Kwon Jong Yoo
Athens in Ruins: Plato and the Aftermath of the Peloponnesian War, by John Ross

Part II: The Middle Ages/Renaissance

Augustine’s Anti-Catastrophe, by Steven Cresap
Values in the Time of Plague: Civilizational Trauma and Moral Nihilism in Boccaccio's Decameron, by David J. Rosner
The Search for Stability in Chaotic Times: Machiavelli, by Diana Prokofyeva

Part III: Modernity I: Early Modern Period

Three Catastrophes and One Philosopher: Atrocious Wars, and the Political Ideas of Thomas Hobbes, by David Wilkinson
“A New Philosophy Calls All into Doubt”: The Epistemo

Erscheinungsdatum	10.05.2021
Co-Autor	Jeidong Ryu, Sarah K. Corrigan, Kwon Jong Yoo, John Ross
Zusatzinfo	10 b/w photos;
Sprache	englisch
Maße	161 x 238 mm
Gewicht	699 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-13	9781498540117 / 9781498540117
Zustand	Neuware