{"product_id":"an-excursion-through-chaos-disorder-under-the-heavens-paperback","title":"An Excursion Through Chaos: Disorder Under the Heavens - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuart Walton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom its original meaning as a gaping void, or the emptiness that precedes the whole of creation, chaos has taken on the exclusive meaning of confusion, pandemonium and mayhem. This definition has become the overarching word to describe any challenge to the established order; be it railway strikes or political dissent, any unexpected event is routinely described in the media and popular parlance as 'chaos'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet, in his incisive new study, Stuart Walton argues that this is a pitifully one-dimensional view of the world. He claims that many of the great social, political, artistic and philosophical advances have emerged from periods of disorder and from the refusal to think within the standard paradigms. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWalton claims that we are superstitious about any state of affairs in which anything could happen because we have been taught to prefer the imposition of rules in every aspect of our lives, from our diets to our romances. Yet this book demonstrates that these restrictions are responsible for the very alienation that has characterised postwar society; the same withdrawal that could have been avoided if we had simply embraced the chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStuart Walton\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer on cultural history and philosophy. He has written \u003ci\u003eOut Of It: A Cultural\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistory of Intoxication\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003eHumanity: An Emotional History\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), which has been translated into seven languages. He is also a features and comment journalist, writing for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e books blog, and he reviews books for a number of specialist and general titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52915376292147,"sku":"9781350144088","price":69.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/sHfhcPieh9781350144088.webp?v=1767268748","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/an-excursion-through-chaos-disorder-under-the-heavens-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}