On Ambivalence: The Problems and Pleasures of Having It Both Ways
Why is it so hard to make up our minds? Adam and Eve set the template: Do we or don¿t we eat the apple? Ambivalence results from a basic desire to have it both ways. Ambivalence has insinuated itself into our culture as a kind of obligatory reflex, or default position, before practically every choice we make. It affects not only individuals; organizations, societies, and cultures can also be ambivalent. How often have we asked the scornful question, Are we the Hamlet of nations? How often have we demanded that our leaders appear decisive, judicious, and stalwart? And how eager have we been to censure them when they hesitate or waver? Drawing…
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- ISBN: 978-0-262-01731-2
- EAN: 9780262017312
- Produktnummer: 12125030
- Verlag: Mit Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 88 S.
- Masse: H16.1 cm x B11.3 cm x D1.5 cm 118 g
- Auflage: New
- Gewicht: 118
- Sonstiges: Ab 18 J.
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Kenneth Weisbrode is a writer living in Ankara, Turkey. He is the author of The Atlantic Century.
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