Nihilism & Climate Change
Location
Turner Gymnasium
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
59
Start Date
4-5-2023 12:00 PM
End Date
4-5-2023 1:30 PM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Philosophy
Abstract
This paper identifies climate apathy as a common attitude towards climate change, and seeks to ground that phenomenon in David Storey’s understanding of Nihilism. I evaluate the origin of this apathetic thought, raise challenges to this view, and present possible alternatives that satisfy existential thought without sacrificing climate action as a priority.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Laura Henry-Stone Dr. Laura Kicklighter Dr. Devon Brickhouse-Bryson
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Nihilism & Climate Change
Turner Gymnasium
This paper identifies climate apathy as a common attitude towards climate change, and seeks to ground that phenomenon in David Storey’s understanding of Nihilism. I evaluate the origin of this apathetic thought, raise challenges to this view, and present possible alternatives that satisfy existential thought without sacrificing climate action as a priority.