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Document Details : Title: Anxiety and Uncertainty in Modern Society Author(s): PATTYN, Bart , VAN LIEDEKERKE, Luc Journal: Ethical Perspectives Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Date: 2001 Pages: 88-104 DOI: 10.2143/EP.8.2.503829 Abstract : The intention of this paper is to relate the various standpoints regarding anxiety and uncertainty. Within the humanities and social sciences, research is pursued in many different disciplines without much interaction between them. Everyone's thinking is based on concepts which are domainspecific, and the distinctions, methods and arguments used are the ones that are generally accepted within the discipline. The divergent conclusions constitute pieces of a puzzle that are seldom if ever put together. There are even doubts about whether such a puzzle can be put together. It can hardly be denied, however, that inspiration is to be found in a consideration of the views and findings of colleagues from other disciplines who are working on the same problems. Now that we have as our guests two prominent academics, each with specific views about our subject, we should take this opportunity to discuss together some of the sociological, anthropological, economic, philosophical and theological approaches to anxiety and uncertainty. |
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