text Nervous states : democracy and the decline of reason
- Summary
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The University of London political economist draws on four hundred years of history to examine the systematic discrediting of scientists and experts by a modern public that disregards objective facts in favor of emotions, particularly fear and anxiety.
- Contents
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The decline of reason -- Democracy of feeling -- Knowledge for peace -- Progress in question -- The body politic -- The rise of feeling -- Knowledge for war -- Guessing games -- War of words -- Between war and peace.
- Format
- text
- Description
- xviii, 252 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher
- W.W. Norton & Company 2019
Library | Location | Status |
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Woodmere (Main Branch) | 320.01 DAV in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
Library | Location | Status |
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TADL-WOOD | 320.01 DAV in Adult Non-fiction | Available |