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Democratic Humility: Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America’s Political Crisis - Couverture souple

Beem, Christopher

 
9781498511445: Democratic Humility: Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America’s Political Crisis
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1498511449 ISBN 13 : 9781498511445
Editeur : LEX, 2019

Synopsis

American politics is in a state of crisis but it is not clear why. Nor do we know what to do about it. Reinhold Niebuhr helps us understand what is wrong with our politics and research into the workings of the brain confirms his analysis. Call it sin or motivated reasoning and confirmation bias, the bottom line is that all of us are what Niebuhr calls "Children of Light." We are all vain and self-righteous about our beliefs and values, and far too quick to reject any information that goes against them. The unprecedented rise of talk radio and cable news helps to account for why things are so bad. We all want to hear that our group is smarter and more moral than others. To restore a democracy that functions, we need to understand ourselves better and develop the humility that such knowledge should engender.

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À propos de l'auteur

Christopher Beem received his PhD from the University of Chicago Divinity School.

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Éditeur
LEX
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1498511449
ISBN 13 
9781498511445
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
191
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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