The article points out how the social and ecological dimension of climate change are related to each other and both caused by man. A reconstruction of Hannah Arendt’s diagnosis of »alienation from the world« elucidates man’s modern attitude towards other human beings and nature. Judith Butler’s concept of plural performativity is used to show how and why worldwide current global protests become politically effective and aim to change the living conditions of all, so that climate change is once a…
Read moreThe article points out how the social and ecological dimension of climate change are related to each other and both caused by man. A reconstruction of Hannah Arendt’s diagnosis of »alienation from the world« elucidates man’s modern attitude towards other human beings and nature. Judith Butler’s concept of plural performativity is used to show how and why worldwide current global protests become politically effective and aim to change the living conditions of all, so that climate change is once again seen as something that is politically negotiable because it is man-made. This can fundamentally change the conditions and perception of political and collective action.
