The Concept of Tragedy: Its Importance for the Social Sciences in Unsettled Times

by Sam Han

Book Overview

Events in the world today appear to be increasingly uncontrollable and unknowable. Climate change, refugee crises, and global pandemics seem to demonstrate the limits of human reason, science, and technology. In light of this, the terms "tragedy" and "tragic" have come into greater use. What does the register of the tragic do? What does its deployment in the contemporary context and other times of crisis mean? In addressing such questions, this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367620332
• ISBN13: 9780367620332
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"