Back to Human Nature: The Power of Emotion and Subjectivity in a Socially Fractured World

Osburn, Charles B.

ISBN 10: 1476681589 / ISBN 13: 9781476681580

Published by McFarland Publishing, 2020

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203 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.41 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Back to Human Nature: The Power of Emotion and Subjectivity in a Socially Fractured World
• Publisher: McFarland Publishing
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1476681589
• ISBN 13: 9781476681580
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.34 kilograms

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Synopsis

Emotions, feelings and morality play a critical role in our daily decision-making. With the rapid advance of industry and technology, however, this subjective information is becoming less valued in critical decisions. Rational thought and the accumulation of objective knowledge are often credited with humanity's thriving success in recent centuries. This book makes the case that humanity's social progress has only been possible through these too often repressed subjective factors, and will be equally crucial in altering the present course of society.

About the Author

Charles B. Osburn is dean and professor emeritus at The University of Alabama. He has taught French or library science for some forty years and conducted a doctoral seminar on epistemology and information theory for twenty years.