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Chaos flourishes beneath the surface – a deep fissure runs through our society
Inside the pressure-cooker of the coronavirus pandemic, we see more clearly the volatile status of how we live together. Why were we unprepared, in spite of the numerous warnings over the years? Jean-Pierre Wils speculates that our society, which is already marked by tension and hectic stalemate, is riven by a deep division. In this case, the reality of the crisis triggered by the pandemic is only the prelude to a much deeper crisis: climate change.
But how can we manage it? To do so Wils advocates for a “culture of interim solutions” – a culture of thoughtfulness, soul-searching, slowing down and reorienting towards social and ecological sustainability ...
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Author Biography
Jean-Pierre Wils is regarded as one of the most influential philosophers in the German-speaking world. He studied philosophy and theology in Leuven and Tübingen and teaches philosophical ethics and cultural philosophy at Radboud University in Nijmegen (Netherlands). He was the long-standing co-editor of the journal Ethik und Unterricht and since 2021 edits with HIRZEL Scheidewege. Schriften für Skepsis und Kritik (Crossroads. Texts for Scepticism and Critique). Jean-Pierre Wils is a member of the German PEN Centre. His book “Sich den Tod geben. Suizid als letzte Emanzipation?” (Facing Death. Suicide as Final Emancipation?) was released with Hirzel Verlag in 2020.
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- Publisher Hirzel Verlag
- Publication Date February 2022
- Orginal LanguageGerman
- ISBN/Identifier 9783777629186
- Publication Country or regionGermany
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 24 EUR
- Pages272
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusUnpublished
- Original Language TitleDer Große Riss
- Original Language AuthorsJean-Pierre Wils
- Edition1st Edition
- Copyright Year2022
- Dimensions14,0x21,0 cm
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