social theory

William E. Connolly on the Indifference of the World to Human Endeavor

William E. Connolly on the Indifference of the World to Human Endeavor

In Climate Machines, Fascist Drives, and Truth, political theorist William E. Connolly explores how our assumption that the world is made for us has led us into a dangerous complacency.

What Commands Your Behaviors? On ‘Rule Makers, Rule Breakers’

What Commands Your Behaviors? On ‘Rule Makers, Rule Breakers’

In Rule Makes, Rule Breakers, Michele Gelfand gives many examples — both historical and contemporary — to prove how the customs that have shaped worldviews, behaviors, identities, and personal lives in any particular culture have originated from underlying perceptions of threat.