Brace for impact

By: Jungle Inc
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • Hi-Phi Nation is philosophy in story-form, integrating narrative journalism with big ideas. We look at stories from everyday life, law, science, popular culture, and strange corners of human experiences that raise thought-provoking questions about things like justice, knowledge, the self, morality, and existence. We then seek answers with the help of academics and philosophers. The show is produced and hosted by Barry Lam of Vassar College. Support my amazing podcast on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Jungle Inc
    Show More Show Less
Economics
Show More Show Less
Episodes
  • Living in the jungle

    Living in the jungle
    Apr 16 2020

    As a metaphor, jungle often refers to situations that are unruly or lawless, or where the only law is perceived to be "survival of the fittest". This reflects the view of "city people" that forests are such places. Upton Sinclair gave the title The Jungle (1906) to his famous book about the life of workers at the Chicago Stockyards, portraying the workers as being mercilessly exploited with no legal or other lawful recourse.[23]

    The term "The Law of the Jungle" is also used in a similar context, drawn from Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894)—though in the society of jungle animals portrayed in that book and obviously meant as a metaphor for human society, that phrase referred to an intricate code of laws which Kipling describes in detail, and not at all to a lawless chaos.

    Support my amazing podcast on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
    Show More Show Less
    1 min

What listeners say about Brace for impact

Average customer ratings

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.co.uk reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available