The Hubris of Control

Laurence L. Delina

doi:10.1017/9781108974455.017

16 - The Hubris of Control

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 June 2023

Laurence L. Delina

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Laurence L. Delina: Affiliation:
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Many responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and all other crises, including the climate catastrophe, are motivated by the belief that one can ‘control’ the course of events. But control is not only a fallacy: it is a hubris. What is needed, instead, are options that are considerate, mutualistic, and diverse in character, as well as those that take group capabilities into account.

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control hubris democracy risk uncertainty surprise

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Information: COVID and Climate Emergencies in the Majority World
Confronting Cascading Crises in the Age of Consequences
, pp. 135 - 146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108974455.017 [Opens in a new window]

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Print publication year: 2023

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