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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beem, Christopher, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--United States.

Political culture.

Democracy--United States.

Democracy.

Political psychology--United States.

Political psychology.

Mass media--Political aspects--United States.

Mass media.

Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971.

Niebuhr, Reinhold.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<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>

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-29677-5

1-4985-1144-9

OCLC:

909369459