Uncertainty, Fear and Action. A Critical Commentary on Patrik Aspers’ Book
In this critical commentary of Patrik Aspers’ book, I consider some of his assumptions that uncertainty is a universal human challenge that can be addressed through systems of mutual adjustments. I argue that a broad approach to risk that acknowledges both its rational knowledge and non-rational ele...
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| description | In this critical commentary of Patrik Aspers’ book, I consider some of his assumptions that uncertainty is a universal human challenge that can be addressed through systems of mutual adjustments. I argue that a broad approach to risk that acknowledges both its rational knowledge and non-rational elements such as emotion, and combines future orientation with interrogation of the past, provides a way of understanding strategies for managing uncertainty. I consider the ways such an approach can be applied to a real-world case-study, the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-589201cf2700434c8a84c410901cc4312025-01-23T13:04:35ZengUniversity of BolognaSociologica1971-88532025-01-011839310910.6092/issn.1971-8853/2039118761Uncertainty, Fear and Action. A Critical Commentary on Patrik Aspers’ BookAndy Alaszewski0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6312-7306University of KentIn this critical commentary of Patrik Aspers’ book, I consider some of his assumptions that uncertainty is a universal human challenge that can be addressed through systems of mutual adjustments. I argue that a broad approach to risk that acknowledges both its rational knowledge and non-rational elements such as emotion, and combines future orientation with interrogation of the past, provides a way of understanding strategies for managing uncertainty. I consider the ways such an approach can be applied to a real-world case-study, the COVID-19 pandemic.https://sociologica.unibo.it/article/view/20391uncertaintyfeartrustcovid-19 pandemic |
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