Living with Disappointment in the Face of Environmental Crisis

While the impacts of climate change become increasingly severe, efforts to prevent them suffer one blow after the other, as seen in the rise of far-right populist parties in Western democracies.

Autorentext

Arne Johan Vetlesen is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo, Norway. He is the author of thirty books, most recently "Animal Lives and Why They Matter" (Routledge, 2023).

Inhalt

Introduction 1. No way out: varieties of a perfect moral storm 2. Killing the conversation: the social organization of denial 3. Building resilience in a neoliberal society 4. Resistance: activism, whistleblowing, and leadership