03811nam 2200613 450 991046339860332120200520144314.01-4422-4481-X(CKB)2670000000588454(EBL)1903387(SSID)ssj0001403244(PQKBManifestationID)12605381(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001403244(PQKBWorkID)11365414(PQKB)10902637(MiAaPQ)EBC1903387(Au-PeEL)EBL1903387(CaPaEBR)ebr11025432(CaONFJC)MIL683301(OCoLC)898769367(EXLCZ)99267000000058845420141202h20152015 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWicked problems, workable solutions /Daniel YankelovichLanham, Maryland :Rowman & Littlefield,[2015]©20151 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4422-4480-1 1-322-52019-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; I: Elitism versus Democracy; 1 Introduction: America's Wicked Problems; 2 Retrofitting the Plumbing of Democracy; 3 A Plea for Adaptive Sanity; 4 Four Wrong Turns; 5 Why We Can't Rely on Our Culture; 6 Straight and Crooked Thinking; 7 Caring and Stewardship; 8 Elite Forms of Groupthink; 9 From Martin Heidegger to Lloyd Blankfein; 10 Transitioning to a Thoughtful Public-A Strategy; II: Understanding the Public's "Learning Curve"; 11 An Accidental Profession; 12 Starting My Own Firm; 13 Part Science . . .; 14 Part Circus . . .; 15 Smart People, Dumb Mistakes16 New Methods of Conducting Research17 Research Designed for Action; 18 Never Present More than One Idea at a Time; 19 Tracking the Cultural Revolution; 20 A Special Brand of Rebellion; 21 Who's Afraid of the "Generation Gap"?; 22 High-Risk Experiments without a Net; 23 America Tells Itself a New Story; 24 The Yankelovich Monitor; 25 Founding the Public Agenda; 26 The Elitist Double Whammy; 27 Missed Chances to Regain the Public Trust; 28 Coming to Public Judgment; 29 Losing the Battle with the News Media; 30 How My Philosophy for Living Evolved; III: My Philosophy for Living31 Dinner with Quine32 How Scientism Nearly Devoured Philosophy; 33 My Wrong Map Problem; 34 A Look at Existentialism; 35 Finding a Better Framework; 36 Applying Philosophy to Psychoanalysis; 37 "Ego and Instinct" in Retrospect; 38 The Mind-set of the Iron Cage: Prying It Open; 39 Don't Fight Human Nature!; 40 Co-evolution; 41 Culture Is Inescapable . . .; 42 Structuring Your Own Philosophy for Living; 43 Some Philosophical Tweets to Live By; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author<span><span>As a commentator, citizen, and advisor, Daniel Yankelovich has had a long career reporting and analyzing national issues, trends, and opinions. Here, he shares the philosophical foundation of his successful career and revisits some of his breakthrough experiences, drawing insightful conclusions applicable to our current condition. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>Political cultureUnited StatesSocial psychologyUnited StatesUnited StatesCivilization21st centuryElectronic books.Political cultureSocial psychology973.93Yankelovich Daniel526750MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463398603321Wicked problems, workable solutions2093659UNINA