Nervous States by William Davies
In this age of intense political conflict, we sense objective fact is growing less important. Experts are attacked as partisan, statistics and scientific findings are decried as propaganda, and public debate devolves into personal assaults. How did we get here, and what can we do about it?
"An insightful and well-written book that explores the deep roots of the current crisis of expertiseThe scientific community has been founded on the basis of separating reason from feeling. But now science itself has exposed this separation as an untenable myth. So where do we go from here?" -- Yuval Noah Harari, New York Times best-selling author of Sapiens
"[W]ide-ranging yet brilliantly astute...Davies is a wild and surprising thinker who also happens to be an elegant writer — a wonderful and eminently readable combination. .... bring[s] to mind the roving approach of Marshall McLuhan or Bruno Latour." -- Jennifer Szalai - New York Times
"[An] interdisciplinary masterpiece." -- New York Times Book Review
"[A]n absorbing book fizzing with ideas…. Davies is a wonderfully alert and nimble guide and his absorbing and edgy book will help us feel our way to a better future." -- Suzanne Moore - The Guardian
"A call for action." -- Evening Standard
"Engrossing…Davies is a lively writer." -- Alan Ryan - Literary Review
"Sits at the intersection of ongoing debates about post-truth, the assault on reason, the privileging of personal feelings and the rise of populism. … [Davies] makes a compelling case for paying more attention to the role of feelings, alongside that of reason, in modern life." -- Julian Baggini - Financial Times
"William Davies brilliantly explains that we can no longer sensibly look for hope in ever more technological achievements, especially those that subjugate nature to our will. As our times slow down we must confront our fears, our pain and our resentment. We have to redefine hope." -- Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at Oxford University and author of A Better Politics
"A fresh, astute examination of current events and urgent challenges." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"[W]ide-ranging yet brilliantly astute...Davies is a wild and surprising thinker who also happens to be an elegant writer — a wonderful and eminently readable combination. .... bring[s] to mind the roving approach of Marshall McLuhan or Bruno Latour." -- Jennifer Szalai - New York Times
"[An] interdisciplinary masterpiece." -- New York Times Book Review
"[A]n absorbing book fizzing with ideas…. Davies is a wonderfully alert and nimble guide and his absorbing and edgy book will help us feel our way to a better future." -- Suzanne Moore - The Guardian
"A call for action." -- Evening Standard
"Engrossing…Davies is a lively writer." -- Alan Ryan - Literary Review
"Sits at the intersection of ongoing debates about post-truth, the assault on reason, the privileging of personal feelings and the rise of populism. … [Davies] makes a compelling case for paying more attention to the role of feelings, alongside that of reason, in modern life." -- Julian Baggini - Financial Times
"William Davies brilliantly explains that we can no longer sensibly look for hope in ever more technological achievements, especially those that subjugate nature to our will. As our times slow down we must confront our fears, our pain and our resentment. We have to redefine hope." -- Danny Dorling, Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at Oxford University and author of A Better Politics
"A fresh, astute examination of current events and urgent challenges." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
William Davies is a political economist at Goldsmiths, University of London, the author of Nervous States and The Happiness Industry, among other books, and a contributor to publications including the Atlantic and the New York Times. He lives in London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393635386 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393635384 |
| Title | Nervous States |
| Author | William Davies |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2019-02-26 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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