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Democratic Humility - Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America's Political Crisis (Hardcover): Christopher Beem Democratic Humility - Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America's Political Crisis (Hardcover)
Christopher Beem
R2,350 Discovery Miles 23 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

Democratic Humility - Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America's Political Crisis (Paperback): Christopher Beem Democratic Humility - Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America's Political Crisis (Paperback)
Christopher Beem
R1,007 Discovery Miles 10 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

The Necessity of Politics (Paperback): Christopher Beem The Necessity of Politics (Paperback)
Christopher Beem
R1,083 Discovery Miles 10 830 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Even in the midst of an economic boom, most Americans would agree that all is not right in our polity. Our civic institutions are in bad shape, many argue, and we are growing ever more cynical and disconnected from our leaders and from one another.
In response to this bleak assessment, advocates of "civil society" argue that our society's predicament centers on the decline of our local institutions and that if we are to restore a more civic-minded society we must work to rejuvenate them. Christopher Beem argues that while this goal is worthwhile, simply restoring local institutions will not solve the problem; a civil society also needs politics and government to provide a sense of shared values and ideas.
This timely book seeks to correct a movement that is all too willing to undervalue or dismiss the role of politics in cultivating a moral society. More than this, "The Necessity of Politics" calls for a more developed sense of what the state is for, what our politics ought to be about, and of how state and civil society are both necessary to fashion and sustain a moral commonwealth.

The Seven Democratic Virtues - What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy (Hardcover): Christopher Beem The Seven Democratic Virtues - What You Can Do to Overcome Tribalism and Save Our Democracy (Hardcover)
Christopher Beem
R704 Discovery Miles 7 040 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The insurrection of January 6, 2021, demonstrated conclusively that tribalism in the United States has become dangerous. The “other side” is no longer viewed as a well-intentioned opponent but as an existential threat. If we don’t change course, American democracy is far from assured. This book outlines specific steps that average citizens can take to back the nation away from the brink. Instead of looking to political leaders, institutions, or policy for solutions to extreme partisanship, Christopher Beem argues that concerned citizens can and must take up the cause. He spells out seven civic practices we can all follow that will help us work against our antidemocratic tendencies and reorient the nation toward the “more perfect union” of our Founders. Beem’s road map to restore our democracy draws on thinkers from Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas to James Madison, Hannah Arendt, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Empathetic and eminently reasonable, The Seven Democratic Virtues presents practical advice for what each of us can do to change the political discourse and save our democracy. This is necessary reading for our politics today—and in the future.

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