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Oct 14, 2016 · Throughout history, human beings have always been afraid. Fear is one of the most primal of our emotional responses and can take many forms. Fear can be individual and specific, like of that...
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Fear and anxiety have long theoretical histories. Today, medical and psychological science agree that fear and anxiety are emotional states accompanied by very specific bodily sensations. But fear has fascinated many minds throughout history, and many explanations were given to rationalize fear's origin and purpose. Ancient Greeks
Nov 1, 2023 · A modern Western lexicon of fear took shape in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. At this time, writers and philosophers in Europe began to reflect more systematically on the merits...
Dec 6, 2022 · A History of Fear is a propulsive foray into the darkness of the human psyche, marrying dread-inducing atmosphere and heart-palpitating storytelling. An eerie literary suspense debut following the harrowing downfall of a tortured graduate student who’s been nicknamed the Devil’s Advocate for his sensational crime: murdering a classmate ...
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Dec 6, 2022 · What makes this first-person novel so chilling is that Grayson, an American graduate student in Edinburgh, sounds completely sane, the product of an emotionally neglectful San Diego home who has suffered from satanophobia, or a paralyzing fear that the Adversary is coming for him.
Dec 7, 2022 · "A History of Fear" is an unsettling new novel that challenges what's real — including the devil. Writer Luke Dumas, who grew up in San Diego, brings us the story of Grayson...
Enter renegade journalist Alexander Cockburn: In his usual, take-no-prisoners-style, he battles an impressive collection of fear-mongers and the irrationalities they espouse.
