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UNINA9910785321603321 |
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Klofstad Casey A (Casey Andrew), <1976-> |
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Civic talk [[electronic resource] ] : peers, politics, and the future of democracy / / Casey A. Klofstad |
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Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2010 |
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1-280-12810-0 |
1-4399-0274-7 |
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1 online resource (200 p.) |
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The social logic of politics |
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Communication in politics - United States |
Communication - Political aspects - United States |
Political participation - United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Civic Talk and Civic Participation; 3. Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation?; 4. Why Does Civic Talk Cause Civic Participation?; 5. Do You Matter?; 6. Do Your Peers Matter?; 7. The Significant and Lasting Effect of Civic Talk; 8. Peers, Politics, and the Future of Democracy; Appendix A: The Collegiate Social Network Interaction Project (C-SNIP); Appendix B: C-SNIP Panel Survey Questions and Variables; Appendix C: Matching Data Pre-processing; References; Index |
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Does talking about civic issues encourage civic participation? In his innovative book, Civic Talk, Casey Klofstad shows that our discussions about politics and current events with our friends, colleagues, and relatives-""civic talk""-has the ability to turn thought into action-from voting to volunteering in civic organizations.Klofstad's path breaking research is the first to find evidence of a causal relationship between the casual chatting and civic participation. He employs survey information and focus groups consisting of randomly assigned college freshman roommate |
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UNINA9910791942803321 |
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Autore |
Grant Patrick |
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Imperfection / / Patrick Grant |
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Athabasca University Press, 2012 |
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Edmonton, [Alberta] : , : AU Press, , 2012 |
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©2012 |
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1-926836-77-4 |
1-280-68713-4 |
9786613664075 |
1-926836-76-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (240 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Cultural Dialectics, , 1915-8378 |
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Philosophy - History |
Criticism |
Imperfection |
Self |
Philosophical theology |
Ethnic conflict - Religious aspects |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-227). |
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PART I: Imperfection. 1 Plato and the Limits of Idealism; 2 The Van Gogh Letters: The Art of the Unfinished; 3 The Trouble with Visions; 4 Northern Ireland, Sri Lanka, and Regressive Inversion; 5 Osama, Theo, and the Burnt Fool's Bandaged Finger; 6 What the Buddha Didn't Say; 7 Not So Good News: The Gospel According to Mark -- PART II: Self. 8 Immortal Souls and State Executions; 9 The Eyes Have It: Seeing One's Self and Others; 10 The God of Battles and the Irish Dimension of Shakespeare's Henry V. |
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"".aspirations to perfection awaken us to our actual imperfection."" It is in the space between these aspirations and our inability to achieve them that Grant reflects upon imperfection. Grant argues that an awareness of imperfection, defined as both suffering and the need for justice, drive us to an unrelenting search for perfection, freedom, and |
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self-determination. The twenty-one brief chapters of Imperfection develop this governing idea as it relates to the present situation of the God debate, modern ethnic conflicts, and the pursuit of freedom in relation to the uncertainties of personal i |
“…aspirations to perfection awaken us to our actual imperfection.” It is in the space between these aspirations and our inability to achieve them that Grant reflects upon imperfection. Grant argues that an awareness of imperfection, defined as both suffering and the need for justice, drives us to an unrelenting search for perfection, freedom, and self-determination. The twenty-one brief chapters of Imperfection develop this governing idea as it relates to the present situation of the God debate, modern ethnic conflicts, and the pursuit of freedom in relation to the uncertainties of personal identity and the quest for self-determination.Known for his exploration of the relationship between Buddhism and violent ethnic conflict in modern Sri Lanka, as well as his contribution to the study of Northern Ireland and the complex relationships among religion, literature, and ethnicity, Grant provides the reader with an analysis of the widespread rise of religious extremism across the globe. Referencing Plato, Van Gogh, Jesus, and the Buddha, he enlightens the reader with both succinct and original insights into human society. Imperfection is the result of an important Canadian public intellectual at work. |
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