Democratic humility : Reinhold Niebuhr, neuroscience, and America's political crisis / / Christopher Beem

• Autore: Beem Christopher
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.20973
• Soggetto topico: Political culture - United States; Democracy - United States; Political psychology - United States; Mass media - Political aspects - United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: <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>
• Titolo autorizzato: Democratic humility
• ISBN: 1-4985-1144-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788281203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II