Philosophy Of Fear Lars Svendsen Reaktion Books Αγγλικά Βιβλία Social Sciences

Surveillance Cameras Airport Security Lines Barred Shop Windows We See Manifestations Of Societal Fears Every Day And Daily News Reports On The Latest Household Danger Or Raised Terror Threat Level Continually Stoke Our Sense Impending Doom In \ A Philosophy Fear\ Lars Svendsen Explores Underlying Ideas Issues Behind This Powerful Emotion As He Investigates How Why Fear Has Insinuated Itself Into Aspect Modern Life Delves Science Politics Sociology Literature To Explore Nature Discusses Biology From Neuroscience Fight Flight\ Instinct Induces Us Take Irrational Actions Attempts Minimize Risk Book Then Turns Political Social Realms Investigating Role Philosophies Machiavelli Hobbes Rise Society Eroded Trust Use Ongoing War Also Comes Under Svendsen\ S Probing Gaze Whether Can Ever Disentangle Ourselves Continual State Alarm That Defines Age Ultimately Argues For Possibility Brighter Less Fearful Future Is Marked By Triumph Humanist Optimism An Incisive Thought-Provoking Meditation Pulls Back Curtain Shrouds Dangers Both Imagined Real Forcing Confront Hold Them Σελίδες: 160 Διαστάσεις: 12X12Cm