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Worlds of Uncertainty : War, Philosophies and Projects for Order by Peter Haldén (2023, Hardcover)

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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-101009392697

ISBN-139781009392693

eBay Product ID (ePID)13061607179

Product Key Features

Book TitleWorlds of Uncertainty : War, Philosophies and Projects for Order

Number of Pages300 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicSociology / General, General

Publication Year2023

IllustratorYes

GenrePhilosophy, Social Science

AuthorPeter Haldén

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.2 in

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LCCN2023-010168

Dewey Edition23

Reviews'Taking us on a grand tour revisiting cultures of certainty and uncertainty from the Renaissance onwards, Peter Haldén explores the many paradoxes their coexistence has given rise to and suggests pragmatic ways of handling these. Written with characteristic acumen and ease, Worlds of Uncertainty offers a fresh and imaginative take on perennial problems of predictability and should be of interest to students of international relations, social theory and strategic studies.' Jens Bartelson, Lund University

Dewey Decimal121.63

Table Of Content1. Introduction; 2. Divine providence, history and fortuna; 3. Accommodations of uncertainty (1650-1790); 4. The future as promise, problem and project (1790-1913); 5. Hubris and trepidation (1914-1989); 6. Conjuring uncertainty (1989-2022); 7. Conclusions.

SynopsisAnalyses how world views of uncertainty and certainty have alternated and conflicted from the Renaissance to the modern day. The author argues that a pragmatic middle path that accepts unpredictability but deals with it through science and trust will help us successfully manage unpredictable events and deal with crises together., 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.

LC Classification NumberB105.C75H35 2024