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Hobbes distinguishes 'two very general objects of fear : one, the power of spirits invisible; the other, the power of...men.' Hobbes's political doctrine rests on the proper management of these two fears. (JLN)

IN 1982 AND 1983 THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE FEAR OF WAR AND FEAR OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS BECAUSE THE INTERMEDIATERANGE NUCLEAR FORCE TALKS BROKE DOWN. SINCE 1983 FEAR OF NUCLEAR WAR HAS BEEN RECEDING; BUT FEAR OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS HAS NOT ABATED. THE AUTHOR REVIEWS OPINION STATISTICS OF SIX EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AND FINDS A GREAT DEAL OF SKEPTICISM ABOUT SUPERPOWER SINCERITY. BY AND LARGE, WITH REGARD TO TALKS, THE PUBLIC SIDES WITH THE US IN CONCERN OVER VERIFICATION DIFFICULTIES.

WHILE THE ROLE OF FEAR IN HOBBES'S POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY HAS RECEIVED CLOSE SCRUTINY IN RECENT YEARS, THE COMMON AND UNQUESTIONED ASSUMPTION AMONG VIRTUALLY ALL CONTEMPORARY SCHOLARS IS THAT HOBBES CONSIDERS THE FEAR OF VIOLENT DEATH MAN'S PRIMARY FEAR. SCHOLARS ASSUME THAT THE POLITICAL LEVEL IS THE DEEPEST STRATUM OF HOBBESIAN FEAR. THIS PAPER COMPARES ROUSSEAU'S NATURAL MAN TO HOBBES'S. ROUSSEAU HAS CRITIZED HOBBES VIEWS, ACCORDING TO HIM, EVEN THOUGH HOBBES DENIES THAT MAN IS NATURALLY SOCIAL, HOBBES'S NATURAL MAN IS CHARACTERIZED BY QUALITIES PRODUCED BY SOCIETY RATHER THAN BY NATURE. ROUSSEAU IS PERFECTLY CORRECT IN DENYING THE TRUE SOLITUDE OF THE HOBBESIAN MAN, BUT HE IS FUNDAMENTALLY MISTAKEN OR MISLEADING IN CLAIMING THAT FEAR OF VIOLENT DEATH IS PRIMARY IN HOBBES'S VEIW. THIS ARTICLE ARGUES THAT HOBBESIAN FEAR IS BEST UNDERSTOOD AS A PRIMAL, INDETERMINATE FEAR OF THE UNKNOWN.

In light of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan, the remarkable personal story that comprises Fear Itself becomes a cautionary tale.Unwittingly exposed to low-level radiation in the 1940s, Candida Lawrence has lived courageously with its effects throughout her life. Fear Itself traces her years struggling to have a child and her slow waking to the secrets that governments and institutions withheld from the women of her generation. The task for her-and for women who have shared her experience-has always been to believe herself into wholeness and to survive her los

It is widely accepted that prisoners are at risk of victimization from their fellow prisoners. However, little is known about the psychological consequences of exposure to such risk. In particular, what is the relationship between prisoners' feelings of anxiety and their observations or experiences of victimization? How is the level of incivility in penal institutions related to perceptions of safety? The findings from a survey of 1,182 inmates shed some light on the dynamics of fear in prison. Most prisoners reported feeling safe most of the time, although a small number of prison locations consistently were rated as unsafe. Prisoners with direct experience of victimization were more fearful than those without. An attempt is made to outline possible explanations for these and other findings.

The role of the media in forging war in former Yugoslavia was more complex than is often argued