[D66] [JD: 122] After The Apocalypse

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  After the Apocalypse

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Srećko Horvat
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ISBN: 978-1-509-54007-5 May 2021 Polity 180 Pages


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    Description

In this post-apocalyptic rollercoaster ride, philosopher Srećko Horvat
invites us to explore the Apocalypse in terms of ‘revelation’ (rather
than as the ‘end’ itself). He argues that the only way to prevent the
end – i.e., extinction – is to engage in a close reading of various
interconnected threats, such as climate crisis, the nuclear age and the
ongoing pandemic. Drawing on the work of neglected philosopher Günther
Anders, this book outlines a philosophical approach to deal with what
Horvat, borrowing a term from climate science and giving it a
theological twist, calls ‘eschatological tipping points’. These are no
longer just the nuclear age or climate crisis, but their collision,
conjoined with various other major threats – not only pandemics, but
also the viruses of capitalism and fascism. In his investigation of the
future of places such as Chernobyl, the Mediterranean and the Marshall
Islands, as well as many others affected by COVID-19, Horvat contends
that the ‘revelation’ appears simple and unprecedented: the alternatives
are no longer socialism or barbarism – our only alternatives today are a
radical reinvention of the world, or mass extinction.

//After the Apocalypse/ /is an urgent call not only to mourn tomorrow’s
dead today but to struggle for our future while we can.


    About the Author

*Srećko Horvat* is a philosopher and author of dozen books,
including /The Radicality of Love /and /Poetry from the Future/. He is
co-founder of Democracy in Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25).


    Reviews

‘Moneymen think of wars, earthquakes and pandemics as opportunities for
exorbitant profiteering. Srećko Horvat, a personal hero of mine, has
detected their new predilection: commodification of the Apocalypse,
which they fear less than they do the end of capitalism.’
*Yanis Varoufakis, author of /Another Now: Dispatches from an
Alternative Present/*

‘Srećko Horvat plays with the idea of Apocalypse in such a way that our
sense of the end of times is transformed and becomes manageable. He
takes the ball from great minds of the past and scores a goal for those
who are certain that humanity can do better than this.’
*Ece Temelkuran, author of /How to Lose a Country/*

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