Volume 78 (2023), Supplement
Philosophical Examinations of the Anthropocene
Introduction
(Original title: Introduction: Philosophical Examinations of the Anthropocene)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 1 - 7.File to download: PDF
Original Articles
(Original title: Principles of Environmental Political Philosophy)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 8 - 23.Abstract
Defining the problem: how political philosophy becomes environmental political philosophy. It is assumed that political philosophy is not represented by a purely conceptual analysis of basic political categories (justice, equality, freedom, etc.), but by everyday and habitual political decisions and the actions that follow them. The aim of transforming political… Read more
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(Original title: Thinking Planetary Thinking)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 24 - 37.Abstract
The term “planetary turn” was coined in 2015 to describe a significant and ongoing shift in the relationship between humans and the Earth, which has been unfolding since the late 20th century. Despite its profound significance, this transformative process lacks a comprehensive theoretical framework, necessitating the development of a new perspective. The planetary… Read more
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(Original title: Can Humanity Survive the Anthropocene? It Depends On Who We Think We Are)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 38 - 51.Abstract
The question in the title is prompted by our failure to deal with the climate and environmental crises. This in turn derives in part from a dubious but widespread idea of who we are as human beings: that we are basically free and independent individuals in economic competition with others for all the satisfactions that late capitalism offers. In recent times the… Read more
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(Original title: Capitalism, Communism, Environmentalism, and the Ideology of Freedom)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 62 - 74.Abstract
It has been common in some cultural contexts to distinguish sharply between capitalism and communism, assuming conflicting concepts of freedom. The dichotomy has influenced some philosophy, real-world contests in politics, and popular discourse. In the West, often capitalism and markets have been associated, however questionably, with freedom and democracy. Different… Read more
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(Original title: On Global Environmental Citizenship in the Context of the Anthropocene and the Deepening Environmental Crisis)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 75 - 89.Abstract
The Anthropocene period has brought an unprecedented expansion of civilisation and enormous technological advances leading to a highly interconnected world. However, all this has come at the expense of the environment. The exploitation of nature along with the reckless and predatory life of humans have gradually led to the emergence of a global environmental crisis… Read more
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(Original title: Nuclear Power in Times of International Insecurity and Environmental Crisis)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 90 - 103.Abstract
This study substantiates the claim that nurturing state sovereignty, pursuing national interests and relying less on other states is the coveted compass that could guide humanity out of the ecological quagmire. My starting point is Hegel’s notion of state sovereignty, which implies that relations between states are irradicably strained. This starting point causes me… Read more
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(Original title: Climate Activism, Sovereignty, and the Role of States: Envisioning Post-Liberal Climate Governance)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 104 - 119.Abstract
This paper examines the relationship between climate movements and states in climate governance, suggesting that movements may improve their political output by adopting a sovereignty-based, democratic framing of their agenda. The ambivalent attitude of climate movements and Green Deal supporters concerning the desired role of states is reconstructed. Moreover, a… Read more
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(Original title: Deconstructing the Anthropocene with Speculative Cosmology)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 120 - 132.Abstract
This article proposes to deconstruct the philosophical foundations of the Anthropocene based on Whitehead’s philosophy or cosmology. After questioning the scientific or geological validity of this notion and having shown how this notion was inseparable from the question of technology, it brings to light its philosophical foundations by isolating three moments in the… Read more
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(Original title: The Threat of Longtermism: Is Ecological Catastrophe an Existential Risk? Disillusioned Ideals for a Bold, New Future)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 133 - 148.Abstract
In a world of rapidly advancing technological innovation, a case has been made to prioritize potential long-term benefits to future generations over the interests of those currently alive. Proponents of this approach, called longtermists, support investments in technology to avoid existential risks. They claim technology will eventually “solve” climate change, while… Read more
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(Original title: A Rasa Sensibility for Ecological Aesthetics as a Challenge to the Anthropocene)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 149 - 163.Abstract
Based on the premise that an aesthetic experience is inevitably a human one, this paper considers a non-anthropocentric ecological aesthetic experience through the lens of Indian aesthetics. It does so by problematizing the beautiful in the aesthetic. Rasa in Indian aesthetics refers to the essence of emotion felt in an aesthetic experience. The adbhuta rasa refers… Read more
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Reflections
(Original title: Freedom in the Anthropocene: Bringing Political Philosophy to Global Environmental Problems)
Filozofia, 78 (2023), Supplement, 52 - 61.Abstract
In order to address the current global challenges, including climate change, it is helpful to connect environmental and technology ethics, and bring in political philosophy. After briefly exploring some relations between AI and climate change, this essay draws on my recent work – in particular the book Green Leviathan or the Poetics of Political Liberty – to discuss… Read more
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