02947nam 2200625 450 991081147290332120230807210446.01-4985-1144-9(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 StatesPolitical cultureDemocracyPolitical psychologyMass mediaPolitical aspects306.20973Beem Christopher1686334MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910811472903321Democratic humility4059109UNINA