{"product_id":"on-being-unreasonable-breaking-the-rules-and-making-things-better-9780571366835","title":"On Being Unreasonable: Breaking the Rules and Making Things Better","description":"\u003cb\u003eA unified theory of reasonableness\u003cbr\u003e- and how to be unreasonable for the right reasons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eManners, order and respect... these are all ideals we subscribe to. In opposed positions, we ought to be able to 'agree to disagree'. Today's world is built from structures of standards and reason, but it is imperative to ask who constructed these norms, and why. We are more divided than ever before-along lines of race, gender, class, disability-and it's time to question who benefits the most. What if our propensity to measure human behaviour against rules and reason is actually more problematic than it might seem? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKirsty Sedgman shows how power dynamics and the social biases involved have resulted in a wide acceptance of what people should and shouldn't do, but they create discriminatory realities and amount to a societal façade that is dangerous for genuine social progress. From taking the knee to breastfeeding in public, from neighbourhood vigilantism to the Colston Four--and exploring ideas around ethics, justice, society, and equality along the way--Sedgman explores notions of civility throughout history up to now. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn Being Unreasonable mounts a vital and spirited defence of why and how being unreasonable can help improve the world. It examines and parses the pros and cons of our rules around reason, but leaves us with the rousing question: What if behaving \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eun\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ereasonably at times might be the best way to bring about meaningful change that is long overdue?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kirsty Sedgman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.28w x 1.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571366835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40955471528051,"sku":"9.78057E+12","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ada9a4b5-7a63-44a5-9cbc-1c148f9d2b77.jpg?v=1694621355","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/on-being-unreasonable-breaking-the-rules-and-making-things-better-9780571366835","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}