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The politics of knowledge : when loyalty minimizes learning / Richard K. Laird.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laird, Richard K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political culture--United States.
- Political culture.
- United States.
- Party affiliation--United States.
- Party affiliation.
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 299 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
- Contents:
- Why knowledge?
- The underlying objective
- Making a case for more learning
- Standards of living landmarks
- Self-knowledge
- Self-knowledge explained
- So what do we do with self-knowledge?
- Rational choice and its competing biases
- Filling (some of) the void of uncertainty
- Specie, groups, individuals, and universals
- General knowledge
- What is a democratic political culture?
- Why do we have a constitution?
- Why does the U.S. have a "two-party" system?
- What is a public good?
- What is "political correctness" and how is it useful and misused?
- Applying knowledge
- Rebooting education
- Redefining democracy
- Remodeling politics
- Retooling technology
- Reworking capitalism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Laird, Richard K., author. Politics of knowledge
- ISBN:
- 9781498575997
- 1498575994
- OCLC:
- 1084685880
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