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Monarchy of Fear : A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis by Martha C. Nussbaum (2019, Trade Paperback)

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Number of Pages: 272. Weight: 0.4 lbs. Publication Date: 2019-07-30. Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER.

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PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-101501172514

ISBN-139781501172519

eBay Product ID (ePID)18038707166

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Book TitleMonarchy of Fear : a Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicEthics & Moral Philosophy, Anxieties & Phobias, General, United States / 21st Century, American Government / General, Social Psychology, Political Ideologies / Democracy

Publication Year2019

GenrePhilosophy, Political Science, Social Science, Self-Help, Psychology, History

AuthorMartha C. Nussbaum

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Weight8.8 Oz

Item Length8 in

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Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Nussbaum is one of the most accomplished political and moral philosophers of our time...there is almost no domain of political and moral life and thought that her work and apparently endless curiosity have not explored." --William Adams, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, "Nussbaum is an elegant and lyrical writer, and she movingly describes the pain of recognizing one's vulnerability..." --Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, One of America's leading philosophers here probes this dangerous fusion of emotions, explaining Trump's twenty-first-century ascendance as part of a distressing human dynamic manifested through history and around the globe...even readers skeptical about Nussbaum's political orientation will welcome this call for an emotionally healthier public life. -- Bryce Christensen, Booklist|9781501172519|, "Nussbaum's erudite but very readable investigation engages figures from Aristotle to Donald Trump in lucid and engaging prose...Nussbaum offers fresh, worthwhile insights into the animosities that roil contemporary public life." -- Publishers Weekly, "An engaging and inviting study of humanity's long-standing fear of the other." -- Kirkus, starred review, "Noted philosopher, prolific author and University of Chicago professor Martha Nussbaum assesses our current political crisis, which she argues is essentially a politics of blame and fear. From classical thought to the hit musical Hamilton , she uses a variety of examples to illustrate what brought us to this fraught place and how we can move forward." -- Chicago Tribune, "An elegant and precise stylist, Nussbaum...writes about gut feelings like envy and disgust with an air of serene lucidity...one of the virtues of this slender volume is how gradually and scrupulously it moves, as Nussbaum pushes you to slow down, think harder and revisit your knee-jerk assumptions. [Nussbaum is] a skillful rhetorician...she wants to show how the feeling of fear is primal and therefore universal, reminding us that we were all helpless infants once, dependent on the kindness and mercy of others." -- New York Times Book Review

Dewey Decimal320.973

SynopsisFrom one of the world's most celebrated moral philosophers comes a thorough examination of the current political crisis and recommendations for how to mend our divided country. For decades Martha C. Nussbaum has been an acclaimed scholar and humanist, earning dozens of honors for her books and essays. In The Monarchy of Fear she turns her attention to the current political crisis that has polarized American since the 2016 election. Although today's atmosphere is marked by partisanship, divisive rhetoric, and the inability of two halves of the country to communicate with one another, Nussbaum focuses on what so many pollsters and pundits have overlooked. She sees a simple truth at the heart of the problem: the political is always emotional. Globalization has produced feelings of powerlessness in millions of people in the West. That sense of powerlessness bubbles into resentment and blame. Blame of immigrants. Blame of Muslims. Blame of other races. Blame of cultural elites. While this politics of blame is exemplified by the election of Donald Trump and the vote for Brexit, Nussbaum argues it can be found on all sides of the political spectrum, left or right. Drawing on a mix of historical and contemporary examples, from classical Athens to the musical Hamilton, The Monarchy of Fear untangles this web of feelings and provides a roadmap of where to go next., In The Monarchy of Fear Martha C. Nussbaum-an acclaimed scholar and humanist-analyzes the political standoff that has polarized American life since the 2016 presidential election and focuses on what so many pollsters and pundits have overlooked: the political is always emotional. Globalization, automation, and the rising costs of higher education have produced feelings of powerlessness in millions of Americans. Related issues trouble European unity. That sense of powerlessness and an underlying fear of change bubble into resentment and blame: of immigrants, Muslims, those of other races, and cultural elites. While this politics of blame played a role in the election of Donald Trump and the vote for Brexit, Nussbaum argues it can be found on all sides of the political spectrum- confusingly intertwined, however, with reasonable arguments aiming at greater justice. She argues that retribution is always a bad response to fear and articulates a politics of constructive work and hope. Drawing on a mix of historical and contemporary examples, from classical Athens to the musical Hamilton, The Monarchy of Fear untangles our web of emotions and provides a roadmap of where to go next. Book jacket.

LC Classification NumberJK1726.N36 2018