End of the World and Ecological Catastrophe: A Hegelian Perspective

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[...] The present gives us the image of a future threatened by an ecological catastrophe, but are we really aware of it or are we rather blinded by this anthropocentrism that gradually leads to the end of universal History? That is why Pierre-Louis Choquet prioritizes the Hegelian theme. Indeed, by opening up to the future, by inviting the Spirit to reflection, to Reason, from the present, this would allow for the foundation of a future society that would establish a politics, a social, cultural, and religious life that would preserve the History of the consequences of the ruins of our society. [...]

[...] The end of all civilizations would cause the end of universal History. [Conclusion. In conclusion, since the beginning of industrialization, History has undergone the successive stages of the evolution of industrial technology. For many years, men have said nothing and remained slaves to these evolutions which have had deplorable consequences on ecology. According to Hegelian theory, men must not forget that the society of tomorrow will be based on that of today. This means that a moral awareness is necessary for the continuity of History threatened not by an Evil, but by an extreme anthropocentrism. [...]

[...] This means that History is fertile, because through the confrontation of trials, the Spirit progresses in its consciousness of freedom. It constitutes a place of fulfillment of the Spirit with peoples as actors. Hegel focuses on the present. This can help us provided we are fully aware that our future society will be built from our current society. Men, aware of the gravity of the situation, must imperatively reason for the continuation of History, which could end in case of total spirituality, because reason is present and indispensable in history. [...]

[...] Report - End of the World and Ecological Catastrophe (Pierre-Louis Choquet) [Introduction. The question of the end of the world is far from being recent with the nuclear threat at the forefront. The hypothesis of the collapse of our civilization is less and less a fantasy. Climate change makes humans realize the scope of the ecological problem. Pierre-Louis Choquet, engineer and philosopher, speaks out on the influence of the perspective of the end of the world and an ecological catastrophe on the moral behavior of men. [...]