John F. Haught

Nov 1, 2023 | commonwealmagazine.org | Nolen Gertz |John F. Haught |Dominic Preziosi |Shaun Blanchard

Four views on Adam Kirsch’s new book seek to answer: What, if anything, about humans is irreplaceable?

Nov 1, 2023 | commonwealmagazine.org | John F. Haught |Dominic Preziosi |Shaun Blanchard |Mollie Wilson O’Reilly

Interested in discussing this article in your classroom, parish, reading group, or Commonweal Local Community? Click here for a free discussion guide. In The Revolt against Humanity, Adam Kirsch observes that as long as humans are around, life on earth is in trouble. In view of rapid anthropogenic climate change and other threats humans have posed to plants and other animals, Kirsch wonders whether our species can any longer justify its presence on our planet.