Book contents
- A Rule of Law for Our New Age of Anxiety
- Reviews
- A Rule of Law for Our New Age of Anxiety
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- A Note on Referencing
- Introduction
- Part One Uncertainty, Risk and Anxiety
- Part Two Our Inheritance of Thought and Action: Addressing our Anxiety
- Part Three A Modest Rule of Law Helps Frame a Healthier Society
- Conclusion: That a Beginning be Made
- Bibliography
- Index
Part Three - A Modest Rule of Law Helps Frame a Healthier Society
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 May 2023
- A Rule of Law for Our New Age of Anxiety
- Reviews
- A Rule of Law for Our New Age of Anxiety
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- A Note on Referencing
- Introduction
- Part One Uncertainty, Risk and Anxiety
- Part Two Our Inheritance of Thought and Action: Addressing our Anxiety
- Part Three A Modest Rule of Law Helps Frame a Healthier Society
- Conclusion: That a Beginning be Made
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
In Part I of the book, I traced out sources of the pervasive anxiety that marks our age. There are many deep uncertainties – far more unsettling than calculable risks – affecting our perception of both the present and the future. I emphasised three because I believe they underlie many others: populist nationalism; the economic, social and cultural complexity of globalism; and profound technological change. Part II explored the intellectual resources at our disposal to confront these uncertainties, to alleviate our anxieties. Those resources are considerable and plural. Drawing upon diverse sources of inspiration, including classical thought, pragmatist philosophy, sociology and international relations theory, I articulated an optimistic – but I believe equally realistic – means to address pervasive worry.
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- A Rule of Law for Our New Age of Anxiety , pp. 149 - 241Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023