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The politics of knowledge : when loyalty minimizes learning /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laird, Richard K. (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2019]
Subjects:
Political culture > United States.
Party affiliation > United States.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Why knowledge?
  • The underlying objective
  • Making a case for more learning
  • Standards of living landmarks
  • Self-knowledge
  • Self-knowledge explained
  • So what do we do with self-knowledge?
  • Rational choice and its competing biases
  • Filling (some of) the void of uncertainty
  • Specie, groups, individuals, and universals
  • General knowledge
  • What is a democratic political culture?
  • Why do we have a constitution?
  • Why does the U.S. have a "two-party" system?
  • What is a public good?
  • What is "political correctness" and how is it useful and misused?
  • Applying knowledge
  • Rebooting education
  • Redefining democracy
  • Remodeling politics
  • Retooling technology
  • Reworking capitalism.