{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-aggressiveness-9781737559153","title":"The Philosophy of Aggressiveness","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 20 January 1961, 18-year-old George Jackson received an indeterminate sentence, one year to life, that would turn out to be prophetic: he was killed escaping San Quinten Prison a little over 10 years later. \u003cem\u003eThe Philosophy of Aggressiveness\u003c\/em\u003e argues that Jackson's experience reveals philosophical truths that society tries to sweep under the rug, or into prison, through aggression and violence. Despite aggression's ubiquity, it is nevertheless a game of poker, drawing out the necessity of philosophical inquiry. By affirming escape as an alternative to the negativity of escapism, this inquiry forges a zigzag path through the establishment of virtue and vice in the prevailing social paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn 20 January 1961, 18-year-old George Jackson received an indeterminate sentence, one year to life, that would turn out to be prophetic: he was killed escaping San Quinten Prison a little over 10 years later. \u003cem\u003eThe Philosophy of Aggressiveness\u003c\/em\u003e argues that Jackson's experience reveals philosophical truths that society tries to sweep under the rug, or into prison, through aggression and violence. Despite aggression's ubiquity, it is nevertheless a game of poker, drawing out the necessity of philosophical inquiry. By affirming escape as an alternative to the negativity of escapism, this inquiry forges a zigzag path through the establishment of virtue and vice in the prevailing social paradigm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeoffrey BrodakSilva theorizes at the intersection of games, myth, and radical social change from the Communication Studies department at California State University, Los Angeles. He earned a Ph.D. in Philosophy, Art and Critical Thought from the European Graduate School.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atropos Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52127682396434,"sku":"9781737559153","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ea2f8a6b-f0f5-4c5a-b88d-3fcf21abaad5.jpg?v=1773742797","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-aggressiveness-9781737559153","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}