Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between Generations Indigenous, African, Asian, and Western Perspectives
Book contents
- Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between Generations
- Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between Generations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Indigenous Philosophies on Justice between Generations
- Part II Intergenerational Ethics in Dialogue with Confucianism and Daoism
- Part III Humanity Facing the Near Environmental Future
- 9 Double Intergenerational Responsibility
- 10 Guidelines for a Global Constitutional Convention for Future Generations
- 11 Philosophy for an Ending World
- Index
- References
11 - Philosophy for an Ending World
from Part III - Humanity Facing the Near Environmental Future
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2024
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Book contents
- Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between Generations
- Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between Generations
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Indigenous Philosophies on Justice between Generations
- Part II Intergenerational Ethics in Dialogue with Confucianism and Daoism
- Part III Humanity Facing the Near Environmental Future
- 9 Double Intergenerational Responsibility
- 10 Guidelines for a Global Constitutional Convention for Future Generations
- 11 Philosophy for an Ending World
- Index
- References
Summary
This chapter explores the philosophical implications of a slowly ending world -- a place where humanity faces unavoidable and imminent (but not immediate) extinction. Section 1 introduces this new thought experiment. Section 2 asks why we should think about unavoidable, imminent, non-immediate human extinction. I argue that my slowly ending world is both an interesting thought experiment and a credible possible future. Sections 3 to 5 explore three topics in detail from the perspective of this slowly ending world: philosophical pessimism, procreative ethics, and multigenerational optimism. The goal of the chapter is not to defend any particular conclusions about the philosophy of the ending world, but simply to motivate its exploration.
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- Intercultural Philosophy and Environmental Justice between GenerationsIndigenous, African, Asian, and Western Perspectives, pp. 204 - 222Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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