Thinking in an emergencyElaine Scarry

Thinking in an emergency
Elaine Scarry · 2011
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About the book
Discusses the global ethics of increased executive power by invoking the idea of an emergency and cites philosophers, neuroscientists, and artists to prove that thinking and taking fast action are compatible.
Book details
- Year
- 2011
- Language
- English
- Series
- Amnesty International global ethics series
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Co.
- Editions
- 4
- Pages
- 157
- ISBN
- 9780393078985
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