{"product_id":"nussbaums-politics-of-wonder-9781350076075","title":"Nussbaums Politics of Wonder","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn an unconventionally written book that challenges the literary imagination of its readers, Jeremy Bendik-Keymer explores how wonder is central to Martha C. Nussbaum's normative project. Nussbaum's work is opposed to the emotional and political conditions of narcissism'  the tendency to seek to control the wills of others in order to defend oneself against perceived vulnerabilities.  Our capacity for wondering is important for growing beyond narcissism.   Bendik-Keymer elaborates a politics of wonder that is consistent with understanding this idea.  Taking issue with understandings of wonder viewing it as an emotion of surprise or delight, he develops an alternate tradition finding wonder in concert with the freedom of imagination found by degrees within much of human understanding.  The result is a constructive rereading of Nussbaum's oeuvre, surprising for how it disencumbers her work of some falsehoods surrounding anxiety and anger and for the ways it implies an egalitarian politic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProvides a remarkable phenomenology of the polyphonic gist of wondering, consisting of four mutually related motets (essays) on different aspects of wondering’s genealogy ... Inspiring and thought-provoking. * Journal of Ethical Studies *\u003cbr\u003eA very timely call for the revival of politics through our ability to wonder, Jeremy Bendik-Keymer’s book proves that philosophy should have a robust place in public life. * Urszula Lisowska, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, The University of Wroclaw, Poland *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNussbaum’s Politics of Wonder\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to notice and develop the crucial importance of wonder to Nussbaum’s political philosophy. At one stroke, it makes an important contribution to Nussbaum scholarship and a novel contribution to the ongoing recovery of the political importance of wonder. * Anders Schinkel, Associate Professor of Philosophy of Education, VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands *\u003cbr\u003eIn an individual voice, but with a wide range of reference that includes literature, music, and film, Bendik-Keymer has more than vindicated Plato's saying that philosophy begins in wonder. He explores what wonder means, why it should inform our lives, and how it can inspire a new vision of politics. * Charles Larmore, Professor of Philosophy, Brown University, USA *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePROLOGUE   \u003cb\u003eSETTING – \u003ci\u003eWHEN PEOPLE NO LONGER WONDER,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDOMINATION’S HOLDING DOWN THE SYSTEM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e     IN THE READER’S VOICE     \u003cb\u003eMOTET 1 – \u003ci\u003eWONDER IS THE MIND’S EXCITEMENT\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAND PROCEEDS BY GETTING LOST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e                                     TEXTS:  \u003ci\u003eAristotle’s \u003c\/i\u003eDe Motu Animalium\u003ci\u003e, Frontiers of Justice\u003c\/i\u003e                     WORD: “Lostness”   \u003cb\u003eMOTET 2 – \u003ci\u003eHUMANS ARE BORN TO WONDER \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHOW ANOTHER'S WORLD IS POSSIBLE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e                     TEXTS:  \u003ci\u003eUpheavals of Thought, Fragility of Goodness\u003c\/i\u003e                     WORD: “Devotion”   “LIFE CYCLE”   \u003cb\u003eMOTET 3 – \u003ci\u003eWONDER IS POLITICAL,      \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e                             \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHONEST IN OUR RELATIONS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e                     TEXTS:  \u003ci\u003eLove’s Knowledge, Political Emotions\u003c\/i\u003e                     WORD: “Honesty”                      \u003cb\u003eMOTET 4 – \u003ci\u003eCAN ANGER BE WONDERFUL?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIT CAN SURFACE MORAL WRONGS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e                     TEXTS: \u003ci\u003eAnger and Forgiveness, Therapy of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e                     WORD: “Vulnerability”   “WITH WONDER”   THANKS   SOURCES   INDEX","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019625759063,"sku":"9781350076075","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350076075.jpg?v=1750780821","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/nussbaums-politics-of-wonder-9781350076075","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}