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This book takes a different approach to the history of philosophy, exploring a neglected theme, the relationship between catastrophe and philosophy. The book analyzes this theme within texts from ancient times to the present, from a global perspective. The book's focus is timely and relevant today, as the planet is certainly facing a number of impending catastrophes right now, e.g., environmental degradation, overpopulation, the threat of nuclear war, etc.
Contents
Introductory Essay: Catastrophe and the Limits of Understanding, by David J. Rosner
Part I: The Ancient World
Catastrophe and Enlightenment: The Genesis of Buddhism's First Noble Truth, by JeiDong Ryu
The Missing God: Voices of Despair and Empathy in the Book of Lamentations, by Sarah K. Corrigan
Patterns of Post-Catastrophic Thought in Ancient China: The Growth of Philosophy after the Warring States Period, by Kwon Jong Yoo
Athens in Ruins: Plato and the Aftermath of the Peloponnesian War, by John Ross
Part II: The Middle Ages/Renaissance
Augustine's Anti-Catastrophe, by Steven Cresap
Values in the Time of Plague: Civilizational Trauma and Moral Nihilism in Boccaccio's Decameron, by David J. Rosner
The Search for Stability in Chaotic Times: Machiavelli, by Diana Prokofyeva
Part III: Modernity I: Early Modern Period
Three Catastrophes and One Philosopher: Atrocious Wars, and the Political Ideas of Thomas Hobbes, by David Wilkinson
"A New Philosophy Calls All into Doubt": The Epistemo
