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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christopher BeemPublisher: Pennsylvania State University Press Imprint: Pennsylvania State University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.386kg ISBN: 9780271093949ISBN 10: 0271093943 Pages: 236 Publication Date: 30 August 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction Part 1: The Democratic Vice 1. Tribalism 2. Tribal Alignment 3. Tribalism and Madison’s Precautions Part 2: Democratic Thinking 4. Humility 5. Honesty 6. Consistency Part 3: Democratic Acting 7. Courage 8. Temperance Part 4: Democratic Belief 9. Charity 10. Faith (and Hope) Conclusion: Democratic Excellence Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsNo one has mined the history of the Western intellectual tradition on the virtues and done nearly so good of a job in transposing those rich resources into the context of twenty-first-century democratic politics. Beem's treatment takes old, dusty texts and breathes urgent vitality into them for the reform of our civic life. -Michael Neblo, author of Deliberative Democracy Between Theory and Practice Beem uses his deep understanding of Western philosophical and theological traditions, plus contemporary social and cognitive psychology, to construct a strong and distinctive argument that we must cultivate certain virtues to combat polarization and misinformation. He offers essential guidance for anyone who cares about democracy. -Peter Levine, author of We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: The Promise of Civic Renewal in America No one has mined the history of the western intellectual tradition on the virtues and done nearly so a good of a job in transposing those rich resources into the context of 21st century democratic politics. Beem's treatment takes old dusty texts and breathes urgent vitality into them for reform of our civic life. -Michael Neblo, author of Deliberative Democracy between Theory and Practice Beem uses his deep understanding of Western philosophical and theological traditions, plus contemporary social and cognitive psychology, to construct a strong and distinctive argument that we must cultivate certain virtues to combat polarization and misinformation. He offers essential guidance for anyone who cares about democracy. -Peter Levine, author of We Are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For: The Promise of Civic Renewal in America Author InformationChristopher Beem is Managing Director of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, Associate Research Professor of Political Science, and Affiliate Faculty in the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State. He is the author or coeditor of five books, including The Necessity of Politics: Reclaiming American Public Life and Democratic Humility: Reinhold Niebuhr, Neuroscience, and America’s Political Crisis. He is a cohost of the Democracy Works podcast and a frequent contributor to The Conversation. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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