How to think about catastrophe : toward a theory of enlightened doomsaying /
How to Think about Catastrophe argues that "only by making good use of its ethical faculty can humanity hope to curb its power over things and over itself, a power that is excessive and, above all, destructive."
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the French. |
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East Lansing, Michigan :
Michigan State University Press,
[2023].
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| Series: | Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture.
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| Summary: | How to Think about Catastrophe argues that "only by making good use of its ethical faculty can humanity hope to curb its power over things and over itself, a power that is excessive and, above all, destructive." |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 165 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781611864366 1611864364 |