Must the Apocalypse Disappoint? Philosophers in the Midst of Climate Change and Before

Abstract

Is self-preservation the only question humanity faces when confronted with self-induced annihilation? Must humanity not also ask whether there are different ways of extinguishing itself? Whether an extinction that a few impose on the many should not be distinguished from an extinction that results from a collective decision? Is there a self-extinction of humanity that can testify to its unity and autonomy rather than to its dividedness?

Keywords

• apocalypse
• antagonism
• communism