The concept of tragedy : its importance for the social sciences in unsettled times /: its importance for the social sciences in unsettled times. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sam Han.
• Authors: Han, Sam, 1984-
• Contents: Acknowledgments Introduction: Why tragedy? Why now? Part I Beyond intentionality: the will, agency, and subjectivity in ancient and classical tragedy The tragic individual: catharsis, the hero, and the flaw in Aristotle and beyond Modern tragedy and its subjects: Shakespeare, Freud, and post-Christian metaphysics Part II The theodicy of suffering: abjection under capitalism From hero to celebrity: Fame, familiarity, and redemption Tragedy of the commons: genre and collective agency amidst climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Toward a tragic social science: responsibility, critique, and thinking diffractively
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource (184 pages)
• Subjects: 300.1; Social sciences -- Philosophy; Tragic, The
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000864236; 9781000864182
• Related ISBNs: 9780367627980; 9780367620332
• Notes: Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.