Kierkegaard in the Anthropocene: Hope, Philosophy, and the Climate Crisis

What is the role of hope in the climate crisis? What type of hope does this crisis demand? How can we sustain hope, in order to resist falling into fatalistic despair or paralyzing fear, whilst always guarding against hope giving way to happy complacency? This essay considers these urgent questions...

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Main Author: Guyatt, Ruby (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2020]
In: Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 3
Further subjects:B ecology and religion
B Søren Kierkegaard
B climate crisis
B Hope
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