{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-aggressiveness-geoffrey-w-brodaksilva-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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Geoffrey W. Brodaksilva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1737559153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781737559153\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atropos Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.31d","brand":"Geoffrey W. Brodaksilva","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48114157846783,"sku":"9781737559153","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a362f5c-c95e-4e18-8477-8c58b446eb15.jpg?v=1769619461","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-aggressiveness-geoffrey-w-brodaksilva-9781737559153","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}