1st Edition

The Reality of This World Volume Two: The Fate of This World and The Future of Humanity

By Charles P. Webel Copyright 2026
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

The Reality of This World analyzes one of the most influential concepts known to humanity—“the world”—focusing primarily on the material conditions of our existence. It is the companion to The World as Idea: A Conceptual History (Routledge, 2021). Together, the two volumes constitute “The Fate of This World and the Future of Humanity.” In this book, Charles P. Webel examines the theories... Read more

Preface.  Introduction: Toward a Transdisciplinary Analysis  Chapter 1: Conceptual Foundations of the Reality of This World  Chapter 2: Material Foundations of the Reality of This World  Chapter 3: Different Realities, Alternate Worlds  Conclusion: Terminating or Transforming This World?

Biography

Charles P. Webel is currently Professor and Guarantor at the School of International Relations of the University of New York in Prague, as well as Fulbright Specialist in Peace and Conflict Resolution. A five-time Fulbright Scholar, he has taught, studied, or lectured at Oxford, Stanford, Heidelberg, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkeley, where he received his Ph.D. As an undergraduate, with the guidance of his Philosophy Department advisor, Charles Webel created an individual major called “The Human Construction of Reality. Dr. Webel has published more than a dozen books, including Peace and Conflict Studies (with D. Barash); Terror, Terrorism, and the Human Condition; The Politics of Rationality; and The World as Idea. He is a lifelong peace activist and has weaknesses for good gelato and bad puns.