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Wikipedia, Deathworld

"There have been numerous supernovae in the region, meaning that planets in the area are rich in valuable radioactive ores, but Pyrrus is the only even marginally habitable one, and thus the only one that can support sustained mining operations. Pyrrus is no paradise. It has a gravity of 2 g; its 42° axial tilt creates severe weather; it has frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions; two large moons generate tides of up to 30 meters; and finally, there are high levels of radiation."

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Spirit in Ashes. Hegel, Heidegger, and Man-Made Mass Death [1985]

Edith Wyschogrod's concept of the "death world" is a philosophical and ethical framework she developed to understand the phenomenon of man-made mass death in the modern era.

In her book "Spirit in Ashes: Hegel, Heidegger, and Man-Made Mass Death", she argues that events such as the #Holocaust, the use of nuclear weapons, genocides, famines, and forced deportations are not isolated incidents but part of a single global phenomenon she calls the "death event." This event has radically altered the meaning of self, time, and language in human experience.

Wyschogrod defines the "death world" as a new and unique form of social existence where populations live under conditions simulating death, effectively becoming "the living dead." This includes three main expressions:

1. Wars deploying weapons designed for maximum human destruction,

2. The intentional use of famine, deportation, and dislocation to destroy populations,

3. The creation of death worlds, such as concentration camps, where life is reduced to a state of ongoing death.

Reviewed Work: Spirit in Ashes. Hegel, Heidegger, and Man-Made Mass Death Edith Wyschogrod [Review by: Judith Butler] https://www.jstor.org/stable/2504962

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