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

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Charles P. Webel (University of New York in Prague)

The Reality of This World

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

Charles P. Webel (University of New York in Prague)

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Routledge
28 October 2025

Historiography; Social & political philosophy; Political science & theory

Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought

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 and policies that have constructed the world as it is. He proposes strategies for transforming it into a more equitable and sustainable habitat both for humans and for the other species with whom we coexist on Earth. In doing so, he describes how the social and natural sciences, as well as philosophy and the humanities, have abetted our understanding of this world and explores why globalization and rationalization, as well as such “alternative realities” as digital and AI technologies, may simultaneously advance our collective well-being while also putting life on Earth at existential risk. In conclusion, Webel proposes political and other solutions to mitigate such risks.

The Reality of This World will be of great interest to scholars in fields ranging from philosophy and intellectual history to political and social theory, as well as to students and a general public interested in understanding and transforming our world.

By: Charles P. Webel (University of New York in Prague)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 620g
ISBN: 9781032206684
ISBN 10: 1032206683
Series: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
Pages: 236
Publication Date: 28 October 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Preface. Introduction: Transcending Disciplines: 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 World Conclusion: Terminating or Transforming This World?

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.