Ferdinando G. Menga – författare

Demonstrates the fertility of the phenomenological tradition of philosophy for intergenerational justice and climate ethics.In the face of widespread environmental and social destabilization and growing uncertainty about the future of humanity, this collection of essays brings the philosophical tradition of phenomenology to the question of relations between generations to examine our ethical, political, and environmental obligations to future people. Emphasizing phenomenology's rich reflections on the role of time in the constitution of the social-historical world and its relation to the environment, the essays interweave the central themes of mortality, natality, generativity, and amor mundi to build vital bridges between new developments in both eco- and critical phenomenology and important work in intergenerational ethics. Together, the chapters reevaluate the traditional scope and foundational concepts of environmental ethics and social justice, paving the way for a revised understanding of intergenerational responsibilities, culminating in the key insight that future people are of us. The result is an invaluable conceptual toolkit for phenomenologists, ethicists, theorists, students, and activists concerned with environmental justice and climate ethics.

Demonstrates the fertility of the phenomenological tradition of philosophy for intergenerational justice and climate ethics.In the face of widespread environmental and social destabilization and growing uncertainty about the future of humanity, this collection of essays brings the philosophical tradition of phenomenology to the question of relations between generations to examine our ethical, political, and environmental obligations to future people. Emphasizing phenomenology's rich reflections on the role of time in the constitution of the social-historical world and its relation to the environment, the essays interweave the central themes of mortality, natality, generativity, and amor mundi to build vital bridges between new developments in both eco- and critical phenomenology and important work in intergenerational ethics. Together, the chapters reevaluate the traditional scope and foundational concepts of environmental ethics and social justice, paving the way for a revised understanding of intergenerational responsibilities, culminating in the key insight that future people are of us. The result is an invaluable conceptual toolkit for phenomenologists, ethicists, theorists, students, and activists concerned with environmental justice and climate ethics.

Im Hinblick auf die erneut in den Vordergrund rückenden Debatten zum Thema Gemeinschaft versteht sich dieser Band als interdisziplinär-exploratorischer Versuch, der sich zwischen sozial-philosophischen und theologisch-ekklesiologischen Positionen bewegt. Anhand der gesammelten Beiträge wird eine kritisch-dekonstruktive Auffassung des Zusammenlebens präsentiert, die sich aus metaphysikkritischen und anti-substantialistischen Tendenzen speist. Zudem plädiert sie aus sozialphilosophischer Sicht für eine radikal offene und partizipatorische Kollektivität und entwickelt aus theologisch-christologischer Perspektive eine Ekklesiologie, die sich genuin pluralistisch und dynamisch begreifen lässt. Damit zielen die Beiträge auf ein vielversprechendes Ergebnis, die Freisetzung eines gemeinsamen Ortes, der es ermöglicht, eine ethisch-politische und theologisch-ekklesiologische epoché zu praktizieren. Mittels dieser kann in die verschiedenen institutionellen Bereiche hinein - etwa die der Gesellschaft, Politik, Religion, des Rechts usw. - ein Zuwachs an radikaler Selbstoffenheit, Wandelbarkeit und auch Kritisierbarkeit vermittelt werden.