Eco-Anxiety: A Philosophical Approach

Global environmental changes such as anthropogenic mass extinction, climate change, and ozone depletion arguably give rise to a specific form of anxiety: “eco-anxiety.” This chapter draws the contours of the notion of eco-anxiety and suggests possible remedies. In the spirit of the volume, the objective is to identify elements of anxiety culture without pretending to give definitive answers or trying to excessively restrict the understanding of anxiety. This is a contribution to an emergent research agenda on anxiety conceived as a new global state of human affairs.