Worlds of Uncertainty: War, Philosophies and Projects for Order by Haldén, Peter

Worlds of Uncertainty: War, Philosophies and Projects for Order

In recent years we have faced huge uncertainty and unpredictability across the world: Covid-19, political turbulence, climate...
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Author: Peter Haldén
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Worlds of Uncertainty: War, Philosophies and Projects for Order by Haldén, Peter

Worlds of Uncertainty: War, Philosophies and Projects for Order

$112.28

Worlds of Uncertainty: War, Philosophies and Projects for Order

$112.28
Author: Peter Haldén
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In recent years we have faced huge uncertainty and unpredictability across the world: Covid-19, political turbulence, climate change and war in Europe, among many other events. Through a historical analysis of worldviews, Peter Haldén provides nuance to the common belief in an uncertain world by showing the predictable nature of modern society and arguing that human beings create predictability through norms, laws, trust and collaboration. Haldén shows that, since the Renaissance, two worldviews define Western civilization: first, that the world is knowable and governed by laws, regularities, mechanisms or plan, hence it is possible to control and the future is possible to foresee; second, that the world is governed by chance, impossible to predict and control and therefore shocks and surprises are inevitable. Worlds of Uncertainty argues that between these two extremes lie positions that recognize the principal unpredictability of the world but seek pragmatic ways of navigating through it.

Author: Peter Haldén
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 12/07/2023
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.98lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781009392686

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