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/ɪkˈstɪŋkʃ(ə)nɪzəm/ · noun
The belief that only the extinction of humanity will lead to the recovery of the Earth's environment..
Philosopher Patricia MacCormack, who proudly dons the mantles of antinatalism and human extinctionism, finds herself “ambivalent about pessimism,” which she correctly regards as an overly masculine discourse.
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Extinctionism means The belief that only the extinction of humanity will lead to the recovery of the Earth's environment..
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Philosopher Patricia MacCormack, who proudly dons the mantles of antinatalism and human extinctionism, finds herself “ambivalent about pessimism,” which she correctly regards as an overly masculine discourse.
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