Vulnerable minds : the neuropolitics of divided societies / Liya Yu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yu, Liya, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political psychology.

Behaviorism (Political science).

Liberalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Liya Yu develops a novel political framework that builds on neuroscientific discoveries to rethink the social contract. She advances a new neuropolitical language of persuasion that refrains from moralizing or shaming and instead appeals to shared neurobiological vulnerabilities.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Introduction: Vulnerable Minds in Charlottesville

1. A Battle Over Reality: Pitching the Social Contract Anew

2. Unlocking the Black Box: Social Neuroscience's Political Power

3. Shared Vulnerabilities: We All Have Dehumanizing Brains

4. Humanization Duties at Home: Neuropolitical Strategies for Liberal Democracies

5. Humanization Duties Abroad: The Other in a Postcolonial World

Conclusion: Toward a Neuromaterialist Idea of Our Political Selves

Acknowledgments

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-231-55354-4

OCLC:

1337943286