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 One - Uncertainty, Risk and Anxiety
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
He had dreamed that the whole world was doomed to fall victim to some terrible, as yet unknown and unseen pestilence spreading to Europe from the depths of Asia. Everyone was to perish, except for certain, very few, chosen ones. Some new trichinae had appeared, microscopic creatures that lodged themselves in men’s bodies. But these creatures were spirits, endowed with reason and will. Those who received them into themselves immediately became possessed and mad. But never, never had people considered themselves so intelligent and unshakeable in the truth as did these infected ones. Never had they thought their judgements, their scientific conclusions, their moral convictions and beliefs more unshakeable. Entire settlements, entire cities and nations would be infected and go mad. Everyone became anxious, and no one understood anyone else; each thought the truth was contained in himself alone, and suffered looking at others, beat his breast, wept, and wrung his hands. They did not know whom or how to judge, could not agree on what to regard as evil, what as good. They did not know whom to accuse, whom to vindicate.
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- A Rule of Law for Our New Age of Anxiety , pp. 9 - 94Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023