Introduction : things are that bad -- Moderating our pretensions : Niebuhr on being human -- Between sentimentality and pessimism : Niebuhr on democracy -- Neuroscientists for Niebuhr -- Rattlers and eagles/Democrats and Republicans -- Partisan infotainment : a new business model for the new media -- Partisan infotainment and democracy : not all bad, not half good -- Weapons and instruments : using government to fix government -- Religion : a constant fount of humility -- Guardians of democracy : democratic humility through civic education -- Conclusion : democratic humility
Summary
Reinhold Niebuhr helps us to understand why our politics is broken and research on the brain confirms his analysis: we are all vain and self-righteous, and far too quick to reject anyone who thinks otherwise. To restore a democracy that works, we need to understand ourselves better and develop the humility such knowledge should engender
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 20, 2015)
