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Thinking in an emergency
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Thinking in an emergency

Elaine Scarry
2011
Emergency managementGovernment policyWar and emergency powersAbuse of administrative powerAdministrative discretionExecutive powerDemocracy

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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