Fate and life: who's really in charge?
"Fate is a powerful part of the way people think and talk about the universe and their place in it. It drives the disturbing visions of terrorists and cultists, energizes the followers of social movements, and endlessly inspires pundits, futurologists, utopian and dystopian theorists, and story...
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Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago
McGill-Queen's University Press
[2024]
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Fate is a powerful part of the way people think and talk about the universe and their place in it. It drives the disturbing visions of terrorists and cultists, energizes the followers of social movements, and endlessly inspires pundits, futurologists, utopian and dystopian theorists, and storytellers of all types. Talk about fate has no limits that restrict it to a particular age, society, or type of worldview. Careful investigation reveals that fate continually reasserts itself across cultures and generations, giving it both ancestral weight and modern relevance. That fate and fateful ideas have undergone some reprehensible transformations and misuses cannot be disputed. But this manuscript reveals fate's more positive side. Fate may be thought of just as the fixed conditions of life, and the imponderable way certain unanticipated occurrences alter the path we follow over time. When we look at fate in this way, we find that the idea is both supported by experience and suitable for integration into views of life that preserve our sense of agency and purpose. Fate is about the most basic things--the beginning and ending and the ultimate comings and goings of life. It embraces the fortunes and misfortunes that are our lot. Thinking about fate teaches us about who we are, how we see the world, and our evaluation of the possibilities of life. The argument of the book is supported by a multicultural, global perspective on the topic, and is elaborated with the use of abundant literary, philosophical, and everyday examples."-- |
| Beschreibung: | xiii, 170 Seiten 22 cm |
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CONTENTS Preface ix 1 What Is Fate? 3 2 Fate’s Global Reach 30 3 The Language of Fate 48 4 Fateful Arguments 62 5 A Tool for Social Control 78 6 Attitudes toward Life 103 Afterword 131 Acknowledgments 139 Notes 141 Recommended Reading 159 Index 163 |
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