Wicked problems, workable solutions / / Daniel Yankelovich
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| Autore: |
Yankelovich Daniel
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| Titolo: |
Wicked problems, workable solutions / / Daniel Yankelovich
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| Pubblicazione: | Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , [2015] |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (225 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 973.93 |
| Soggetto topico: | Political culture - United States |
| Social psychology - United States | |
| Soggetto geografico: | United States Civilization 21st century |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 Mistakes |
| 16 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 Living | |
| 31 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | <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> |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Wicked problems, workable solutions |
| ISBN: | 1-4422-4481-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910788183303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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