Im Anfang war die Tat. Philosophy of multiple simultaneous un/natural disasters V: Human action
Im Anfang war die Tat. Philosophy of multiple simultaneous un/natural disasters V: Human action

Summary/Abstract: This paper formulates a series of questions about the nature of human action in the context of MSDs (MSD = multiple simultaneous un/natural disaster). Some questions are more important than others, and it is crucial to firstly identify the most significant ones that, if answered, would probably contribute to a more appropriate human action in the context of MSDs, namely, the clarity of actions. The paper attempts to highlight the importance of human action within MSDs and the philosophical (conceptual) questions that can contribute to such action. As for answering these questions, the paper only provides directions for the answers, while eliminating the remaining options (using a previously described model of features of human actions under an MSD, i.e. AAR = Attention, Adaptation, Response). Its overall assumption is that individual human action is crucial for proper functioning under MSDs. Firstly, the paper inquires what can be said about the subject, and then explores specific characteristics of human action within MSDs, and subsequently describes a possible elucidation of such action. Based on the aforementioned points, the paper aims to express a moderate or slightly pessimistic stance regarding the description of proper human (civilian) action within MSDs and the endeavour to make such action more suitable for possible challenges of future MSDs. This topic complements previous works dealing with the philosophy of MSDs. Such approach to human action under MSDs has not been previously explored, neither in philosophy of action nor in theory of disaster management, especially not in the context of MSDs.

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