Mostly reading in German and English. Languages I am trying to learn/improve: French, Russian, Spanish
Interested in climate and ecology, philosophy, science-fiction and poetry. And a lot else.
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Gedichte
Gedichte
Stehenbleiben, wenn die Welt rast Endlich angekommen – oder? Susanne hat ihre Zwanziger überlebt, sich ein Leben aufgebaut, eigentlich läuft …
Um Wendehälse aller Arten geht es in diesen „Sieben Geschichten aus der unmittelbaren Vergangenheit“ – Träger des versunkenen Systems, die …
Um Wendehälse aller Arten geht es in diesen „Sieben Geschichten aus der unmittelbaren Vergangenheit“ – Träger des versunkenen Systems, die …
This was an insightful read for me. I am not so sure about the focus on rituals in the later half, as I see some downsides of ritualization the book does not really focus on. But still, very relevant and well-written work on shame and guilt and, importantly, on collectives and membership groups in face of environmental catastrophe
I agree that it is problematic if environmentalists, including ethicists, emphasize blame for environmental degradation above all else. Doing so is a limited approach to environmental ethics and can be quite discouraging. A positive ethic in the sense of being both prescriptive and uplifting, or at least offering some hope, can be quite helpful in motivating behavioral change. However, examining only positive moral emotions will also lead to an impoverished ethic, as it will ignore an important part of human experience, a potential source of ethics, and/or potential hindrance to ethical life. I am interested in ethics for an imperfect world, which requires us to grapple with how to do ethics given our finitude and failings, not just our possibilities.
— Environmental Guilt and Shame by Sarah E. Fredericks (Page 112)
