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The Metaphysics of terror : the incoherent system of contemporary politics /
This groundbreaking study aims to provide a philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of terror, in particular the political reactions to it, such as public anxiety and pre-emptive wars, and to re-articulate the understanding of metaphysics through a consideration of its political implications. The b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Bloomsbury Pub.,
2012.
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| Colección: | Political theory and contemporary philosophy.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This groundbreaking study aims to provide a philosophical analysis of the phenomenon of terror, in particular the political reactions to it, such as public anxiety and pre-emptive wars, and to re-articulate the understanding of metaphysics through a consideration of its political implications. The book reveals that the key feature of terror is ""potentiality, "" that is, terror is always about ""what could happen"" as opposed to ""what is likely to happen."" This notion helps broaden the scope of the investigation, as the argument spans the ontology, political psychology, political cosmology, a |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (228 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781441170538 1441170537 9781501301728 1501301721 1441182527 9781441182524 9781628920567 1628920564 |