Against values, Harold, Philip J.

Автор: Brennan Jason
Название: Against Democracy
ISBN: 0691178496 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691178493
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A bracingly provocative challenge to one of our most cherished ideas and institutions

Most people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They believe people have the right to an equal share of political power. And they believe that political participation is good for us--it empowers us, helps us get what we want, and tends to make us smarter, more virtuous, and more caring for one another. These are some of our most cherished ideas about democracy. But Jason Brennan says they are all wrong.

In this trenchant book, Brennan argues that democracy should be judged by its results--and the results are not good enough. Just as defendants have a right to a fair trial, citizens have a right to competent government. But democracy is the rule of the ignorant and the irrational, and it all too often falls short. Furthermore, no one has a fundamental right to any share of political power, and exercising political power does most of us little good. On the contrary, a wide range of social science research shows that political participation and democratic deliberation actually tend to make people worse--more irrational, biased, and mean. Given this grim picture, Brennan argues that a new system of government--epistocracy, the rule of the knowledgeable--may be better than democracy, and that it's time to experiment and find out.

A challenging critique of democracy and the first sustained defense of the rule of the knowledgeable, Against Democracy is essential reading for scholars and students of politics across the disciplines.

Featuring a new preface that situates the book within the current political climate and discusses other alternatives beyond epistocracy, Against Democracy is a challenging critique of democracy and the first sustained defense of the rule of the knowledgeable.

Автор: Smith, Mr. Mick
Название: Against ecological sovereignty
ISBN: 0816670293 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780816670291
Издательство: Marston Book Services
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Описание: Links the political critique of sovereign power with ecological concerns

Автор: John Forge
Название: Designed to Kill: The Case Against Weapons Research
ISBN: 9400795246 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789400795242
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: With examples ranging from ancient arms to modern innovations such as pilotless drones, this study of the neglected topic of weapons research deploys applied ethics and moral philosophy to argue that its injurious intent renders it morally unjustifiable.

Автор: R. Vigne
Название: Liberals against Apartheid
ISBN: 0333713559 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333713556
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Описание: The Liberal Party of South Africa was founded in 1953 to promote nonracial democratic liberalism in opposition to white supremacist apartheid. Under Alan Paton, it quickly moved into the extra-parliamentary field and won considerable black support, competing with Communism and black nationalism.

Автор: J. Perkinson
Название: Messianism Against Christology
ISBN: 1349461687 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349461684
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Описание: Messianism Against Christology: Resistance Movements, Folk Arts and Empire is a work committed to re-thinking the Christian tradition from the point of view of messianic movements of eco-sustainability and social justice rather than magnified individuals.

Автор: Yuehong (Helen) Zhang
Название: Against Plagiarism
ISBN: 331937334X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319373348
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This is the first volume of a book series dedicated to "Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Scientific and Scholarly Communication". A practical guide will importantly contribute to the awareness of the relevant communities, bringing to the surface the basic rules and examples from the literature.

Автор: Shapiro Ian
Название: Politics Against Domination
ISBN: 067498675X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780674986756
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Ian Shapiro makes a compelling case that the overriding purpose of politics should be to combat domination. Moreover, he shows how to put resistance to domination into practice at home and abroad. This is a major work of applied political theory, a profound challenge to utopian visions, and a guide to fundamental problems of justice and distribution.

"Shapiro's insights are trenchant, especially with regards to the Citizens United decision, and his counsel on how the 'status-quo bias' in national political institutions favors the privileged. After more than a decade of imperial overreach, his restrained account of foreign policy should likewise find support."
--Scott A. Lucas, Los Angeles Review of Books

"Shapiro has a brief and compelling section on the importance of hope in his first chapter. This book enacts and encourages hope, with its analytical clarity, deep engagement of complicated political issues that resist easy theorizing, and emphasis on the politically possible."
--Kathleen Tipler, Political Science Quarterly

"Offers important insights for thinking about democracy's prospects."
--Christopher Hobson, Perspectives on Politics

Автор: De Melo-Martin Inmaculada, Intemann Kristen
Название: The Fight Against Doubt: How to Bridge the Gap Between Scientists and the Public
ISBN: 0190869224 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780190869229
Издательство: Oxford Academ
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Описание: The lack of public support for climate change policies and refusals to vaccinate children are just two alarming illustrations of the impacts of dissent about scientific claims. Dissent can lead to confusion, false beliefs, and widespread public doubt about highly justified scientific evidence. Even more dangerously, it has begun to corrode the very authority of scientific consensus and knowledge. Deployed aggressively and to political ends, some dissent can intimidate scientists, stymie research, and lead both the public and policymakers to oppose important public policies firmly rooted in science.

To criticize dissent is, however, a fraught exercise. Skepticism and fearless debate are key to the scientific process, making it both vital and incredibly difficult to characterize and identify dissent that is problematic in its approach and consequences. Indeed, as de Melo-Mart n and Intemann show, the criteria commonly proposed as means of identifying inappropriate dissent are flawed and the strategies generally recommended to tackle such dissent are not only ineffective but could even make the situation worse.

The Fight Against Doubt proposes that progress on this front can best be achieved by enhancing the trustworthiness of the scientific community and by being more realistic about the limits of science when it comes to policymaking. It shows that a richer understanding of the context in which science operates is needed to disarm problematic dissent and those who deploy it. This, the authors argue, is the best way forward, rather than diagnosing the many instances of wrong-headed dissent.

Автор: Lilian Lewis Shiman
Название: Crusade against Drink in Victorian England
ISBN: 0333408861 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780333408865
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Описание: Drink, `the curse of Britain`, was sweeping the land, or so it seemed to many Englishmen in the early decades of the nineteenth century. A `moderation` temperance reform organized in 1829 largely under middle class auspices soon gave way to a radical commitment to total abstinence in a great variety of worker self-help groups.

Автор: Kershnar
Название: Total Collapse: The Case Against Responsibility and Morality
ISBN: 3319769499 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319769493
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: This book argues that there is no morality and that people are not morally responsible for what they do. Morality and moral responsibility lie at the heart of how we view the world. The philosophical costs of denying moral responsibility and morality are enormous.

Автор: Norman Levine
Название: Marx`s Rebellion Against Lenin
ISBN: 1137309253 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137309259
Издательство: Springer
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Описание: Marx`s Rebellion Against Lenin, by negating the Leninist-Stalinist theory of dialectical materialism and tracing Marx`s political philosophy to the Classical Humanism of Aristotle, overthrows the stultifying entrapment of Stalinist Bolshevism and contributes to the revitalization of Marx`s method.

Автор: Mcdonnell
Название: The United States, International Law and the Struggle against Terrorism
ISBN: 1138154237 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138154230
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: This book discusses the critical legal issues raised by the US responses to the terrorist threat, analyzing their compliance with international law. The book extrapolates from the actions of the USA, going on to look at the difficulties all modern democracies face in trying to combat international terrorism.