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Discusses the global ethics of increased executive power by invoking the idea of an emergency and cites philosophers, neuroscientists, and artists to prove that thinking and taking fast action are compatible.

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W.W. Norton & Co.
Language
English
Pages
157

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Subjects
Emergency management, Government policy, War and emergency powers, Abuse of administrative power, Administrative discretion, Executive power, Democracy

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2012, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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2011, W.W. Norton & Co.
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Table of Contents

The seduction to stop thinking
Four models of emergency thinking. CPR ; Mutual aid contracts ; The Swiss shelter system ; The constitutional brake on war
The place of habit in acts of thinking.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-141) and index.

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Series
Amnesty International global ethics series, Amnesty International global ethics series

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363.34/561
Library of Congress
JF256 .S33 2011, JC423

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xv, 157 p. ;
Number of pages
157

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OL24893410M
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0393078981
ISBN 13
9780393078985
LCCN
2010049522
OCLC/WorldCat
601106414

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