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The Environmental Crisis and Art - Thoughtlessness, Responsibility, and Imagination (Hardcover)
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The Environmental Crisis and Art - Thoughtlessness, Responsibility, and Imagination (Hardcover)
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Climate 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 for the other in making sense
of the world that today is largely shaped by humans. Throughout
history, narratives, stories, images, artistic expressions have all
played a key role for imaginative ventures that allow the mind to
imagine the past, present, and the future. Language and
communication can serve comprehension of an issue like climate
change and provide a path in developing responsible responses to
abstract problems of complex global future dimensions.
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