On Un/certainty: The Uses of Doubt in Dangerous Times

"We live in uncertain times. But what does uncertainty mean for our ability to act? In an era when politicians, CEOs, and pundits reflexively invoke "uncertain times" to explain everything from pandemic responses to climate inaction, journalist and philosopher Natasha Lennard offers a radical intervention. Lennard demonstrates how our obsession with uncertainty masks the violent certainties that dominate our fracturing world"-- Provided by publisher.