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Book SynopsisClimate change is a defining issue of our time for which the immediate as well as potential future scope causes enormous impediments to human understanding and comprehension. It is argued here that humans ought to make wise use of their capacity of thinking, language, and communication in working on the task of responsible action. Required is nothing less than moving out of thoughtlessness, an unresponsiveness and ignorance in particular towards certain environmental problems. As human beings, we are a species on this planet that is uniquely capable to think and foresee potential consequences and hold power to induce change on our actions. It is up to human beings to confront challenges such as climate change, to consider what has been critically assessed in thought and reflect on potential responses. Crucial in this dialog is the ability to take the standpoint of the other including that of species as well as ecosystems in human imagination. It also means to develop a sensibility f
Trade ReviewIn her compelling book, Eva Maria Räppel challenges us to think beyond scientific explanations and predictions concerning climate change. She calls on us to engage with our imagination, with stories, poetry, and works of art, in order to reclaim the powerful explanatory and moral insights of the imagination. -- Tama Weisman, Dominican University
Eva Maria Räpple performs the great service of helping us understand some of the many challenges of climate change: to our perception, comprehension and thinking, powers of communication, and the very frameworks and values that guide our lives. In profound and timely meditations, she explores metaphors, images, and stories as resources to address these challenges that catalyze the imagination and provoke new possibilities of thinking and acting. This text is a gift to any of us who strive to communicate about climate change as a contribution towards a more just and sustainable world. -- William Edelglass, Marlboro College
Table of ContentsChapter I – The Question Chapter II – Thinking Unprecedented Challenges Chapter III – Narrated Time and Climate Change Chapter IV – The World Looks at Us Chapter V – Elemental Vivacity Chapter VI – Visions of the Future Chapter VII – Ecological Wisdom Chapter VIII – Prudent Action
