TY  - BOOK
AU  - Needham,Duncan
AU  - Weitzdörfer,Julius
TI  - Extremes
T2  - Darwin College lectures
SN  - 9781108654722 (ebook)
AV  - B105.E78 E98 2019
U1  - 306.4 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Excess (Philosophy)
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Extremists
KW  - Civilization, Modern
N1  - Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Mar 2019)
N2  - Humanity is confronted by and attracted to extremes. Extreme events shape our thinking, feeling, and actions; they echo in our politics, media, literature, and science. We often associate extremes with crises, disasters, and risks to be averted, yet extremes also have the potential to lead us towards new horizons. Featuring essays by leading intellectuals and public figures arising from the 2017 Darwin College Lectures, this volume explores 'extreme' events, from the election of President Trump, the rise of populism, and the Brexit referendum, to the 2008 financial crisis, the Syrian war, and climate change. It also celebrates 'extreme' achievements in the realms of health, exploration, and scientific discovery. A fascinating, engaging, and timely collection of essays by renowned scholars, journalists, and intellectuals, this volume challenges our understanding of what is normal and what is truly extreme, and sheds light on some of the issues facing humanity in the twenty-first century
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108654722
ER  -