The Resource A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis, Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise
A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis, Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise
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- Summary
- In 1755 the city of Lisbon was destroyed by a terrible earthquake. Almost 250 years later, an earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a tsunami whose devastating effects were felt over a vast area. In each case, a natural catastrophe came to be interpreted as a consequence of human evil. Between these two events, two indisputably moral catastrophes occurred: Auschwitz and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And yet the nuclear holocaust survivors likened the horror they had suffered to a natural disaster-a tsunami. Jean-Pierre Dupuy asks whether, from Lisbon to Sumatra, mankind has really learned nothing about evil. When moral crimes are unbearably great, he argues, our ability to judge evil is gravely impaired, and the temptation to regard human atrocity as an attack on the natural order of the world becomes irresistible. This impulse also suggests a kind of metaphysical ruse that makes it possible to convert evil into fate, only a fate that human beings may choose to avoid. Postponing an apocalyptic future will depend on embracing this paradox and regarding the future itself in a radically new way. The American edition of Dupuy's classic essay, first published in 2005, also includes a postscript on the 2011 nuclear accident that occurred in Japan, again as the result of a tsunami
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Contents
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- A Note on the Translation; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Genesis; Chapter 2. From Lisbon to Sumatra; Chapter 3. The Naturalization of Evil; Chapter 4. The Problem of Future Catastrophe; Appendix. Japan, 2011; Notes; Index
- Isbn
- 9781609174729
- Label
- A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis
- Title
- A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis
- Statement of responsibility
- Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- In 1755 the city of Lisbon was destroyed by a terrible earthquake. Almost 250 years later, an earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean unleashed a tsunami whose devastating effects were felt over a vast area. In each case, a natural catastrophe came to be interpreted as a consequence of human evil. Between these two events, two indisputably moral catastrophes occurred: Auschwitz and the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And yet the nuclear holocaust survivors likened the horror they had suffered to a natural disaster-a tsunami. Jean-Pierre Dupuy asks whether, from Lisbon to Sumatra, mankind has really learned nothing about evil. When moral crimes are unbearably great, he argues, our ability to judge evil is gravely impaired, and the temptation to regard human atrocity as an attack on the natural order of the world becomes irresistible. This impulse also suggests a kind of metaphysical ruse that makes it possible to convert evil into fate, only a fate that human beings may choose to avoid. Postponing an apocalyptic future will depend on embracing this paradox and regarding the future itself in a radically new way. The American edition of Dupuy's classic essay, first published in 2005, also includes a postscript on the 2011 nuclear accident that occurred in Japan, again as the result of a tsunami
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- P@U
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- 1941-
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- Dupuy, Jean-Pierre
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- index present
- Language note
- English
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
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- DeBevoise, M. B
- Series statement
- Studies in violence, mimesis, and culture
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- Disasters
- Disasters
- PHILOSOPHY
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- Disasters
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis, Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise
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- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- online resource
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- Contents
- A Note on the Translation; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Genesis; Chapter 2. From Lisbon to Sumatra; Chapter 3. The Naturalization of Evil; Chapter 4. The Problem of Future Catastrophe; Appendix. Japan, 2011; Notes; Index
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- ocn918993060
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- 1 online resource
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- online
- Isbn
- 9781609174729
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- JSTOR
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- 22573/ctt16tm61z
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- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)918993060
- Label
- A short treatise on the metaphysics of tsunamis, Jean-Pierre Dupuy ; translated by M.B. DeBevoise
- Antecedent source
- not applicable
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- A Note on the Translation; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Genesis; Chapter 2. From Lisbon to Sumatra; Chapter 3. The Naturalization of Evil; Chapter 4. The Problem of Future Catastrophe; Appendix. Japan, 2011; Notes; Index
- Control code
- ocn918993060
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781609174729
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt16tm61z
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- not applicable
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)918993060
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