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<p> <span>ISBN: 978-1-509-54007-5</span>
<span> May 2021</span>
<span> Polity</span>
<span>180 Pages</span>
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<p>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.</p>
<p><i><i>After the Apocalypse</i> </i>is an urgent call
not only to mourn tomorrow’s dead today but to
struggle for our future while we can.</p>
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<p><b>Srećko Horvat</b> is a philosopher and author of
dozen books, including <i>The Radicality of Love </i>and <i>Poetry
from the Future</i>. He is co-founder of Democracy in
Europe Movement 2025 (DiEM25).</p>
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<p>‘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.’<br>
<b>Yanis Varoufakis, author of <i>Another Now:
Dispatches from an Alternative Present</i></b></p>
<p>‘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.’<br>
<b>Ece Temelkuran, author of <i>How to Lose a Country</i></b></p>
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