Civilizational collapse and the philosophy of post-apocalyptical survival

The collapse of civilization, the end of the world as we know it, has long been a cultural imaginary, but has rarely been as topical as it is today. Beyond the phantasmagoria of violence, depression and despair, the conviction of being doomed has always been a challenge to imagine a new, post-apocal...

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Other Authors: Besley, Tina (Editor) , McCarthy, Cameron (Editor) , Rizvi, Fazal (Editor) , Peters, Michael Adrian (Editor) , Meier, Thomas (Editor)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: New York Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers 2025
Series:Global studies in education 39
Volumes / Articles: Show Volumes / Articles.
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig: https://www.peterlang.com/search?searchstring=9781636673615
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Author Notes:Tina (Athlone C.) Besley, Cameron McCarthy, Fazal Rizvi, Michael A. Peters, Michael A. Peters, Thomas Meier
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Summary:The collapse of civilization, the end of the world as we know it, has long been a cultural imaginary, but has rarely been as topical as it is today. Beyond the phantasmagoria of violence, depression and despair, the conviction of being doomed has always been a challenge to imagine a new, post-apocalyptic world, be it utopian or dystopian. Beyond questions of immediate survival, there is a growing concern about how to educate humanity for a new life after the end of this world. In this volume, the editors, Michael A. Peters and Thomas Meier, renowned scholars of educational and apocalyptic studies, have brought together 31 contributions that offer a diversity of perspectives on such post-apocalyptic education, from abstract philosophical reflections to applied studies, from historical and political analyses of how we got into the current situation of global devastation to decolonial perspectives and essayistic explorations.
Item Description:Gesehen am 01.10.2025
Physical Description:Online Resource
ISBN:9781636673615