Un/natural Disasters Philosophy of Multiple Simultaneous Un/natural Disasters

Abstract

The topic of the paper is a description of basic elements of the philosophy of un/natural disasters generally, and specifically basic elements of multiple simultaneous un/natural disasters which is motivated by a series of disasters that hit Croatia all over 2020. The topic is presented in the following way: in the first part, case of Croatia 2020 is described in short; in the second part, elements of the philosophy of un/natural disasters are described; and based on the first and second part in the third part, the possibility of the philosophy of multiple simultaneous un/natural disasters which seem to be applicable to the case of Croatia 2020 is described. Elements of philosophy that are described are ontology, epistemology, a theory of action, and ethics. The purpose of the paper is to research the possibility of clarification of basic philosophical concepts in the context of disasters, namely existence-in, appearance/reality-in, knowledge-of, certainty-in, human action-in, habits-in, and morality and ethics of disasters. Research limitations relate mostly to conceptual-morphological research that hugely relies on facts of the case and on statistical and scientific data on disasters.

Citation

Krkač, K. (2022), "Un/natural Disasters Philosophy of Multiple Simultaneous Un/natural Disasters", Crowther, D. and Seifi, S. (Ed.) The Equal Pillars of Sustainability (Developments in Corporate Governance and Responsibility, Vol. 17), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 241-255. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2043-052320220000017012