The Freedom to Stay. The Philosophy of Freedom After the End of the Future

It is commonly believed that the concept of "freedom" is inextricably linked to the possibility of leaving: breaking away, crossing borders, starting life anew. But how can one be free when the places to live and the air to breathe are disappearing? What to do when there will soon be nowhere to go but to another planet?

In this book, one of the most prominent representatives of contemporary German philosophy, Eva von Redeker, offers a rethinking of freedom through the category of time. A person is free not if they can leave, but if they can stay—stay here, stay with someone, stay alive. 

By combining political theory, ecological thought, and personal experience, Redeker transforms philosophy into a form of resistance against the logic of infinite growth and accumulation. "The Freedom to Stay" is an attempt to rethink freedom in a world of limited resources, a vulnerable future, and the mutual dependence of all living beings.