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Beem, Christopher,

Democratic humility : Reinhold Niebuhr, neuroscience, and America's political crisis / Christopher Beem. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

ISBN: 9781498511438 1498511430

Subjects--Personal Names:
Niebuhr, Reinhold, 1892-1971.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Political culture--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Political psychology--United States.
Mass media--Political aspects--United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Cultural Policy
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: JK1726 / .B44 2015eb

Dewey Class. No.: 306.20973