02980nam 2200637 450 991046402260332120200520144314.01-4985-1144-9(CKB)2670000000617049(EBL)2053778(OCoLC)909369459(SSID)ssj0001497500(PQKBManifestationID)12638820(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001497500(PQKBWorkID)11513991(PQKB)10354486(MiAaPQ)EBC2053778(Au-PeEL)EBL2053778(CaPaEBR)ebr11056857(CaONFJC)MIL785993(EXLCZ)99267000000061704920150601h20152015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDemocratic humility Reinhold Niebuhr, neuroscience, and America's political crisis /Christopher BeemLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,2015.©20151 online resource (193 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4985-1143-0 1-4985-1142-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Things Are That Bad; I: Democracy's Peril; 1 Moderating our Pretensions: Niebuhr on Being Human; 2 Between Sentimentality and Pessimism: Niebuhr on Democracy; 3 Neuroscientists for Niebuhr; 4 Rattlers and Eagles/Democrats and Republicans; 5 Partisan Infotainment: A New Business Model for the New Media; 6 Partisan Infotainment and Democracy: Not All Bad, Not Half Good; II: Democracy's Bulwarks; 7 Weapons and Instruments: Using Government to Fix Government; 8 Religion: "A Constant Fount of Humility"9 "Guardians of Democracy": Building Humility through Civic EducationConclusion; Selected Bibliography; Index; About the Author<span><span>Reinhold Niebuhr helps us to understand why our politics is broken and research on the brain confirms his analysis: we are all vain and self-righteous, and far too quick to reject anyone who thinks otherwise. To restore a democracy that works, we need to understand ourselves better and develop the humility such knowledge should engender. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>Political cultureUnited StatesDemocracyUnited StatesPolitical psychologyUnited StatesMass mediaPolitical aspectsUnited StatesElectronic books.Political cultureDemocracyPolitical psychologyMass mediaPolitical aspects306.20973Beem Christopher851023MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464022603321Democratic humility1900161UNINA00915nam a22002531i 450099100251176970753620030707123534.0030925s1981 it |||||||||||||||||ita b12298992-39ule_instARCHE-034656ExLBiblioteca InterfacoltàitaA.t.i. Arché s.c.r.l. Pandora Sicilia s.r.l.336Il finanziamento delle regioni :prospettive di riformaNapoli :Formez,1981119 p. ;24 cmQuaderni regionali Formez ;35Finanza regionaleFormez.b1229899202-04-1408-10-03991002511769707536LE002 Ann. 385/F, v. 3512002000144386le002-E0.00-l- 00000.i1269360108-10-03Finanziamento delle regioni64354UNISALENTOle00208-10-03ma -itait 31