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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Violence, Uncertainty, and Safety

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  • Holler, Manfred J.
  • Klose-Ullmann, Barbara
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The paper deals with theatre plays that serve as a substitute for social experiments. Plays can give us a better understanding of human behaviour in situations where it is impossible or even immoral to conduct experiments, for example, in cases of human suffering or violations of human rights when violence and uncertainty prevails. The quest for safety and security against violence is universal and has always been pursued by mankind. Such diverse plays as Shakespeare’s “King Lear” and “Hamlet,” on the one side, Ken Kesey’s “One flew over the Cuckoo ?s Nest,” on the other, demonstrate how human beings develop strategies to cope with outright or hidden violence and insecure situations in order to gain safety and lead a secure life. Other plays, e.g., Heinrich von Kleist’s “The Prince of Homburg” illustrate how violence is managed - also to reduce uncertainty. Schiller’s “Wallenstein” follows a different pattern: it exemplifies a paradox of power that faces uncertainty and ends in violent defeat.

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  • Holler, Manfred J. & Klose-Ullmann, Barbara, 2013. "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Violence, Uncertainty, and Safety," IEL Working Papers 14, Institute of Public Policy and Public Choice - POLIS.
    • Handle: RePEc:uca:ucaiel:14
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    Keywords

    Shakespeare; Wallenstein; Prince of Homburg; Ketman; Violence; Uncertainty; Safety;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • K00 - Law and Economics - - General - - - General (including Data Sources and Description)

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