After the Apocalypse by Sre?ko Horvat - 9781509540075

After the ApocalypseAuthor(s): Sre?ko Horvat\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9781509540075, 978-1509540075\nSynopsis\nIn this post-apocalyptic rollercoaster ride, philosopherSre?ko Horvat invites us to explore the Apocalypse in terms of revelation (rather than as the end itself). He argues that the only way to prevent the end [url] extinction is to engage in a close reading of various interconnected threats, such as climate crisis, the nuclear age and the ongoing pandemic. Drawing on the work of neglected philosopher Gnther Anders, this book outlines a philosophical approach to deal with what Horvat, borrowing a term from climate science and giving it a theological twist, calls eschatological tipping points. These are no longer just the nuclear age or climate crisis, but their collision, conjoined with various other major threats not only pandemics, but also the viruses of capitalism and fascism. In his investi.