| Summary/Abstract |
Humanity is facing the highest risk of global existential catastrophe in its
history. What should be done to ensure effective international cooperation
for the sustainable survival of humankind? The article posits that the main
obstacles to international cooperation lie in the field of ideas and mentality.
To overcome these obstacles, a new unifying metanarrative is proposed,
the Anthropocene consensus. It means taking human survival not just as
a goal or interest, but as an ethical Absolute, which serves as a reference
point for assessing all other value systems. Since different forms of social
organization, including at the international level, are unequal in terms
of their impact on the prospects for human survival, the Anthropocene
consensus implies certain principles of the global socio-political order: a
non-absolute nature of sovereignty, a dialogue of countries with different
political regimes, justice, and the priority of global security over national
security. The conclusion suggests that the Anthropocene consensus has a
reasonable chance of theoretical and practical success.
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