{"product_id":"the-great-lockdown-9781433195358","title":"The Great Lockdown","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is being said that we should all be proud of the way we are confronting the Covid-19 pandemic. Rather than privileging profits and trade, Western societies have made the noble decision to save lives at all costs. Indeed, the logic that has prevailed is that accepting any trade-off between saving lives and saving the economy is an unacceptable and monstrous idea, which is why liberal democracies worldwide have chosen to shutter businesses and force people to self-quarantine in their homes as much and for as long as possible. A vast majority of citizens and political leaders deemed that acting otherwise would have been nothing else but pure moral bankruptcy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it, however, possible that Western societies have gone the wrong way by embracing this inherently basic and impoverished version of life? The reason why a significant majority of us are unable to see this truth is because of our refusal to accept death and the tragic essence of human life which is the result of\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e​Introduction – The Signs of How a Hobbesian Understanding of Life Now Dominates Western Societies – The Reasons Why Western Societies Can No Longer Accept Death – The Inevitable Consequences of a Hobbesian Conception of Life – Conclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Peter Lang Publishing Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039699108183,"sku":"9781433195358","price":33.03,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781433195358.jpg?v=1750944526","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-great-lockdown-9781433195358","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}