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Autore: | Beem Christopher |
Titolo: | Democratic humility : Reinhold Niebuhr, neuroscience, and America's political crisis / / Christopher Beem |
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 | |
Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
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.: | 9910464022603321 |
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