The Impossibility of Sustainability and the Reversal of Time

Abel, Johannes (August 2022): The Impossibility of Sustainability and the Reversal of Time. 14th Biennial Radical Philosophy Conference : Facing Catastrophe: Environment, Technology, and Media, San Jose State University, San Jose, USA, November 11 - 13, 2021.

Abstract

The paper makes two theses: In the current age of the Anthropocene, the concept of sustainability, as it is widely used, has to be considered impossible. Nevertheless, the existentialist figure of the reversal of time of the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard may open up a new perspective on the sustainability problem and possible courses of action.

• Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
• Keywords: Sustainability, Anthropocene, Existentialism, Kierkegaard
• Faculties: Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science
• Subjects: 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 100 Philosophy
• Language: English