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The manifest persistence of deep-seated social problems would seem, even on a cursory reading, to make the case for a new political philosophy, provention. After all, if we knew enough (on the basis of several thousand years of accumulated experience, wisdom and ‘knowledge’), why are there so many problems that we seem to be able to manage, at best? The best defence we seem to be able to muster is that we are doing the best we can in the times we face and that, like Tom Paine, we can find solace only in the notion that ‘these are the times that try men’s souls’ (Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, 1971, p. 160).
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© 2004 David J. Dunn
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Dunn, D.J. (2004). On the Need for – and Relevance of – Provention. In: From Power Politics to Conflict Resolution. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230536708_8
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