Quarterly Essay 87 - Uncivil Wars - How Contempt is Corroding Democracy

Aly, Waleed, Stephens, Scott
Quarterly Essay 87 - Uncivil Wars - How Contempt is Corroding Democracy

Quarterly Essay 87 - Uncivil Wars - How Contempt is Corroding Democracy

Aly, Waleed, Stephens, Scott

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Why is public debate increasingly polarised - and what can we do about it?


In this original, eloquent essay, Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens explore the ethics and politics of public debate - and the threats it now faces.

In a healthy democracy we need the capacity to disagree. Yet Aly and Stephens note a growing tendency to dismiss and exile opponents, to treat them with contempt. This toxic partisanship has been imported from the United States, where it has been corrosive - and a temptation for both left and right. Aly and Stephens analyse some telling examples and look back to heroes of democracy who found a better way forward.

This compelling essay draws on philosophy, literature and history to make an urgent case about the present.

Author:   Aly, Waleed, Stephens, Scott
Publisher:   Black Inc.
ISBN:  

9781760643560


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   05 September 2022
Bind Format:   Paperback
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Why is public debate increasingly polarised - and what can we do about it?


In this original, eloquent essay, Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens explore the ethics and politics of public debate - and the threats it now faces.

In a healthy democracy we need the capacity to disagree. Yet Aly and Stephens note a growing tendency to dismiss and exile opponents, to treat them with contempt. This toxic partisanship has been imported from the United States, where it has been corrosive - and a temptation for both left and right. Aly and Stephens analyse some telling examples and look back to heroes of democracy who found a better way forward.

This compelling essay draws on philosophy, literature and history to make an urgent case about the present.

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Author:   Aly, Waleed, Stephens, Scott
Publisher:   Black Inc.
ISBN:  

9781760643560


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   05 September 2022
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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