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Nuclear existentialism: On the philosophical response to life and death under the bomb

Author Antoine Bousquet summarises the key points from his Review of International Studies article. In the aftermath of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and under the growing threat of planetary cataclysm, an array of prominent intellectuals grappled with the significance of nuclear war for the human condition and reflected upon the possibilities of escaping its peril. In the light of the contemporary resurgence of nuclear anxiety, this article surveys and critically assesses the corpus of nuclear existentialism, drawing upon the distinctive existential phenomenology of Emmanuel Levinas to trace a potential alternative for thinking life and death under the Bomb. Read the full article at: https://doi.org/10.1017/S026021052400... #existentialism #nihilism #nuclearweapons