extinctionism
English edit
Etymology edit
extinction + -ism
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪkˈstɪŋkʃ(ə)nɪzəm/
Noun edit
extinctionism (uncountable)
- The belief that only the extinction of humanity will lead to the recovery of the Earth's environment.
- 2018, Joseph Packer, Ethan Stoneman, A Feeling of Wrongness: Pessimistic Rhetoric on the Fringes of Popular Culture[1], Penn State Press, →ISBN:
- 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.
- (video games) The additional challenge, in playing a roguelike game, of killing all creatures to extinction.