Apocalyptic narratives : science, risk and prophecy /: science, risk and prophecy. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Hauke Riesch.
• Authors: Riesch, Hauke
• Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Making sense of how we make sense of the world 3. The meaning of death and the making of time 4. Apocalyptic visions 5. What to know and how to know it 6. Risk 7. Utopias 8. Nuclear apocalypse and the nature of evil 9. Environmental apocalypse and the nature of nature 10. Climate apocalypse and the nature of prophecy 11. The end is near!
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 304.28; Environmental disasters; Environmental degradation; Apocalypse in literature; Risk communication; Lakatos' model; Science -- Philosophy; Science -- Social aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000390469; 9781000390452; 9780429296680
• Related ISBNs: 9780367275730
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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