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Thinking in an emergency / Elaine Scarry.

Author/creator Scarry, Elaine
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2011.
Descriptionxv, 157 pages ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Amnesty International global ethics series
Amnesty International global ethics series. ^A1055478
Contents The seduction to stop thinking -- Four models of emergency thinking. CPR ; Mutual aid contracts ; The Swiss shelter system ; The constitutional brake on war -- The place of habit in acts of thinking.
Abstract 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2010049522
ISBN9780393078985 (hardcover)
ISBN0393078981 (hardcover)

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JF256 .S33 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold