Apokalipsa Teraz!
Apocalypse Now!
Author(s): Paweł MościckiSubject(s): Political Philosophy, Polish Literature, Contemporary Philosophy, Phenomenology
Published by: Instytut Badań Literackich Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: climate catastrophe; end time; messianism; Atomic Age; Günther Anders; Giorgio Agamben;
Summary/Abstract: Exploring the climate catastrophe as a serious challenge for philosophy, Mościcki tries to grasp in what ways the vision of an approaching apocalypse modifies the concepts of time to which modernity has accustomed us. He examines two notions of “end time”. The first, developed by philosopher Günther Anders in the context of the threat that defines the Atomic Age – a threat that Anders sees as a historic milestone. The second notion of end time examined here is Giorgio Agamben’s concept of messianism in The Time That Remains – a concept also influenced by Anders. Mościcki highlights these two writers’ relevance for discussions of the anthropocene.
Journal: Teksty Drugie
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 26-42
- Page Count: 17
- Language: Polish
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