The Politics of Knowledge: When Loyalty Minimizes Learning - Couverture souple

Laird, Richard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 149857601X ISBN 13 : 9781498576017

Editeur : Lexington Books, 2022

Synopsis

Whether or not the U.S. is in decline can be debated, but there is evidence that its political system is becoming less able to solve major problems. This is in part because loyalty to a belief or an ideology may be taking priority over learning how to understand the problems. This work attempts to revitalize the importance of learnability by reviewing some fundamentals of who we are, how the system works, and why learning is difficult. Humans driven by opinions and perceptions tend to discount politics similar to the way they might discount science, yet it was the study of science and politics that brought much of mankind to remarkably higher standards of living. Government, and the economic system it implemented, was initially designed for the purpose of channeling self-interests into public benefits. Understanding what an inclusive political culture is, or why there is a Constitution, for example, could be useful toward restoring the credibility of our central political organization, the core of society's stability and development. We are losing respect for our government's decision-making ability, but in a democracy, citizens must be held more accountable for who their government is. The hypothesis is that if more humans are more learnable, we will increase the possibilities for finding the "best" solutions to big problems.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Richard K. Laird is an adjunct professor of social and political science at Bergen Community College in Paramus, NJ, and Rockland Community College in Suffern, NY.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 149857601X
• ISBN 13: 9781498576017
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 306
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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