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The Resource Uncertainty, Sheila Jasanoff [and others ; edited by Joshua Cohen & Deborah Chasman]

Uncertainty, Sheila Jasanoff [and others ; edited by Joshua Cohen & Deborah Chasman]

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From climate change to the pandemic, uncertainty looms large over our public and personal lives. It is also the core feature of democratic life: while democratic governance seemingly heightens individual power, it exposes our life chances to the uncertain activity of others. We do not exercise control over those to whom we appeal, and yet we are constantly dependent on their actions for the goods in life we seek. Sheila Jasanoff opens a forum on uncertainty and democracy in this volume, arguing that ideas around our autonomy, our freedom, and our individual agency, particularly in the United States, obscure our dependence on others in so many ways. To recognize this political emotion is to start to see the transformative potential in uncertainty. The debate that follows explores the ideas about uncertainty and experts in a democracy, as well its scientific, philosophic, and emotional aspects. --
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eng
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155 pages
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  • Why we don't act
  • Jana Bacevic
  • Reaping what we sow
  • Jay S. Kaufman
  • Final response
  • Sheila Jasanoff
  • Imagine the worst
  • Oded Na'aman
  • Risk society
  • Caley Horan
  • Editors' note
  • The limits of social science
  • Lily Hu
  • Seeking certainty in uncertain times
  • Michael Jackson
  • What good can dreaming do?
  • Annie Howard
  • We don't know, but let's try it
  • Simon Torracinta
  • Joshua Cohen & Deborah Chasman
  • Humility in pandemic times
  • Sheila Jasanoff
  • The contours of ignorance
  • Zeynep Pamuk
  • The lives of others
  • Alexandre White
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9781946511669
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Uncertainty
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Uncertainty
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Sheila Jasanoff [and others ; edited by Joshua Cohen & Deborah Chasman]
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Editor
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Language
eng
Summary
From climate change to the pandemic, uncertainty looms large over our public and personal lives. It is also the core feature of democratic life: while democratic governance seemingly heightens individual power, it exposes our life chances to the uncertain activity of others. We do not exercise control over those to whom we appeal, and yet we are constantly dependent on their actions for the goods in life we seek. Sheila Jasanoff opens a forum on uncertainty and democracy in this volume, arguing that ideas around our autonomy, our freedom, and our individual agency, particularly in the United States, obscure our dependence on others in so many ways. To recognize this political emotion is to start to see the transformative potential in uncertainty. The debate that follows explores the ideas about uncertainty and experts in a democracy, as well its scientific, philosophic, and emotional aspects. --
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  • Cohen, Joshua
  • Chasman, Deborah
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Boston Review / Forum
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20, 46.4),
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Uncertainty
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Uncertainty, Sheila Jasanoff [and others ; edited by Joshua Cohen & Deborah Chasman]
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Contents
  • Why we don't act
  • Jana Bacevic
  • Reaping what we sow
  • Jay S. Kaufman
  • Final response
  • Sheila Jasanoff
  • Imagine the worst
  • Oded Na'aman
  • Risk society
  • Caley Horan
  • Editors' note
  • The limits of social science
  • Lily Hu
  • Seeking certainty in uncertain times
  • Michael Jackson
  • What good can dreaming do?
  • Annie Howard
  • We don't know, but let's try it
  • Simon Torracinta
  • Joshua Cohen & Deborah Chasman
  • Humility in pandemic times
  • Sheila Jasanoff
  • The contours of ignorance
  • Zeynep Pamuk
  • The lives of others
  • Alexandre White
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on1286803177
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23 cm.
Extent
155 pages
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9781946511669
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rdamedia
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(OCoLC)1286803177
Label
Uncertainty, Sheila Jasanoff [and others ; edited by Joshua Cohen & Deborah Chasman]
Publication
Note
Cover title
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • Why we don't act
  • Jana Bacevic
  • Reaping what we sow
  • Jay S. Kaufman
  • Final response
  • Sheila Jasanoff
  • Imagine the worst
  • Oded Na'aman
  • Risk society
  • Caley Horan
  • Editors' note
  • The limits of social science
  • Lily Hu
  • Seeking certainty in uncertain times
  • Michael Jackson
  • What good can dreaming do?
  • Annie Howard
  • We don't know, but let's try it
  • Simon Torracinta
  • Joshua Cohen & Deborah Chasman
  • Humility in pandemic times
  • Sheila Jasanoff
  • The contours of ignorance
  • Zeynep Pamuk
  • The lives of others
  • Alexandre White
Control code
on1286803177
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
155 pages
Isbn
9781946511669
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
(OCoLC)1286803177

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