Title:
Know-it-all society : truth and arrogance in political culture
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2019
Publication Information:
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2019]
Physical Description:
209 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781631493614
Abstract:
Examines how a growing culture of narcissism is behind the fragmented political landscapes of today, drawing on the works of classic philosophers to explain the essential role of truth and humility in democracy.
Contents:
Preamble: No ordinary question -- Montaigne's warning -- The outrage factory -- Where the spade turns -- Ideologies of arrogance and the American Right -- Liberalism and the philosophy of identity politics -- Truth and humility as democratic values.
Language:
English
