Medias
The Palliative Society
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Our societies today are characterized by a universal algophobia: a generalized fear of pain. We strive to avoid all painful conditions – even the pain of love is treated as suspect. This algophobia extends into society: less and less space is given to conflicts and controversies that might prompt painful discussions. It takes hold of politics too: politics becomes a palliative politics that is incapable of implementing radical reforms that might be painful, so all we get is m
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Technical specifications
Release date | September 14th 2021 |
Language | English |
Publisher | Polity Press |
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Accessibility | No information is available regarding the accessibility of the format Paper |