Thinking in an emergency

Thinking in an emergency

by Scarry, Elaine

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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.--Résumé de l'éditeur.

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  • Full title :Thinking in an emergency / Elaine Scarry.

Summary

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.--Résumé de l'éditeur.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:cop. 2011.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):W.W. Norton & Co
  • Place of Publication:New York
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:cop. 2011.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 vol. (XV-157 p.) ; : 22 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780393078985, 0393078981, 9780393340587, 0393340589
  • oclc:ocn800843812
  • LC Classification:JF256
  • Dewey Decimal:363.345 61

Table of 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.

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Subjects

Abuse of administrative power Emergency management -- Government poli… Excès de pouvoir (Droit administratif) Gestion des situations d'urgence -- Pol… Gestion des situations d'urgence -- Pol… Pouvoirs exceptionnels War and emergency powers

Writers

Scarry, Elaine

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