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Civilizational Collapse and the Philosophy of Post-Apocalyptical Survival

by Michael A. Peters (Volume editor) Thomas Meier (Volume editor)
Monographs X, 600 Pages
Series: Global Studies in Education, Volume 39

Summary

The collapse of civilization, the end of the world as we know it, has long been a cultural imaginary, but has rarely been as topical as it is today. Beyond the phantasmagoria of violence, depression and despair, the conviction of being doomed has always been a challenge to imagine a new, post-apocalyptic world, be it utopian or dystopian. Beyond questions of immediate survival, there is a growing concern about how to educate humanity for a new life after the end of this world. In this volume, the editors, Michael A. Peters and Thomas Meier, renowned scholars of educational and apocalyptic studies, have brought together 31 contributions that offer a diversity of perspectives on such post-apocalyptic education, from abstract philosophical reflections to applied studies, from historical and political analyses of how we got into the current situation of global devastation to decolonial perspectives and essayistic explorations.

Details

Pages
X, 600
ISBN (PDF)
9781636673615
ISBN (ePUB)
9781636673622
ISBN (Softcover)
9781636673608
DOI
10.3726/b22083
Language
English
Publication date
2025 (July)
Keywords
Apocalypse apocalyptic studies collapse crisis ‘end of the world’ early Jewish thought Biblical origins decline of the West rise of the East secularization of apocalypse philosophical and educational responses end of history ethics of survival judgement and renewal new earth ecological resilience sustainability Civilizational collapse and post-apocalyptic survival Philosophical and educational responses to the crisis Thomas Meier Michael A. Peters
Published
New York, Berlin, Bruxelles, Chennai, Lausanne, Oxford, 2025. X, 600 pp., 3 b/w ill., 13 color ill., 1 table.
Product Safety
Peter Lang Group AG

Biographical notes

Michael A. Peters (Volume editor) Thomas Meier (Volume editor)

Michael A. Peters (FRSNZ) is Distinguished Professor at Beijing Normal University, and Emeritus Professor University of Illinois. He has published 120 books and 500 papers. He received the Social Science and Humanities Leader in China Award (2022, 2023) (Research.com) and is ranked 1st in China and 5th in Asia for Education, (AD Scientific Index, 2023). He has Honorary Doctorates from Aalborg University, Denmark and SUNY, NY. Thomas Meier has been trained as an archaeologist and holds a professorship in pre- and proto-history at Heidelberg University. He is director of the Käte Hamburger Center for Apocalyptic- and Post-Apocalyptic Studies at Heidelberg University. Over the years Thomas has focused more and more on the epistemology and conditions of academic reasoning with special focus on critical inquiry and materialities.

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