Power grabs, partisan stand-offs, propaganda, and riots make for tantalizing fiction, but the US seems to have devolved into a land that celebrates real-life dictators. Applying historical lessons to contemporary events, Fiala uses the history of tyranny to reveal how we can safeguard against the draw of idealogues and their sycophants.
Power grabs, partisan stand-offs, propaganda, and riots make for tantalizing fiction, but the US seems to have devolved into a land that celebrates real-life dictators. Applying historical lessons to contemporary events, Fiala uses the history of tyranny to reveal how we can safeguard against the draw of idealogues and their sycophants.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Andrew Fiala is professor of philosophy and director of the Center for Ethics at California State University, Fresno. Fiala has a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Vanderbilt University. He is a respected scholar of ethics, political philosophy, and the philosophy of religion, and particularly a prominent thinker of non-violence and pacifism. He has written of a number of books, including a widely used ethics textbook: Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, 9th edition (co-authored with Barbara MacKinnon).
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Preface Part 1: Historical, Political, and Theological Contexts Chapter 1: From Trump to Plato and Back Again Trump: 2021 Plato: 375 BCE Trump: 2016 Conclusion: Tragic Love and the Problem of Polarization Chapter 2: Tyranny as a Theological Problem Modest Humanism Is God a Tyrant? Paganism and Trumpism Inspirational Moral Leaders The Trump Difference Conclusion: God is not a Tyrant Chapter 3: The Tragic Trio and the Midwife Who Enlightens Tyranny is in the Eye of the Beholder Our Fundamental Brokenness Tyranny Trumps Truth Tyranny Over the Mind Trump is a Symptom Conclusion: The Midwife who Opens Our Eyes Chapter 4: Political Tragedy and Historical Wisdom Philosophical History The Problem of Living Within History The Common Story of Toil and Trouble Tyrants Everywhere Conclusion: Wisdom, Virtue, and Democratic Education Part 2: The Tragic Trio Chapter 5: The Tyrant's Pride: On Ambition, Power, and Greatness Fashionable Tyranny Defining Tyranny A Tyrannical Soul does not a Tyrant Make Exorbitant Power Revolutions and Transitions Hubris Greatness is not Goodness Conclusion: The Goodness of Goodness Chapter 6: The Fool's Stupidity: On Willful and Vicious Ignorance Violence is Fun Who Are You Calling a Moron? Infantilization and Accountability Defining Foolishness Ignorance and The Big Lie Conclusion: Fools Want to Believe Fake News Chapter 7: The Sycophant's Complicity: On Cunning, Flattery, and the Trojan Horse Defining Sycophancy Sycophants and Flatterers from Socrates to Seneca Opportunism, Contortionism, and Political Performance Art Complicity and Structures of Power Flattering the Tyrant and the Mob Conclusion: The Trojan Horse Part 3: Remedies and Solutions Chapter 8: Wisdom, Vigilance, and The Citizen-Philosopher A Few Good Men Conflicting Patriotisms Nobody's Free Until Everybody's Free Philo-politics and Philosophical Friendship Vigilance, Resistance, and Complicity Civic and Moral Education Conclusion: Vigilance and Accountability in an Un-Thinking Culture Chapter 9: The Constitution of Wisdom Montesquieu, Madison, and Mike Pence The Evolving Constitution The Tragic Truth of Political Philosophy Republicanism Triumphs Against Trump Hitler, Mussolini, and Real Tyranny The Wise Dysfunction of Mixed Government The Near Fatal Flaw of Slavery A Tragic Conclusion Chapter 10: The Mirror of Philosophy Appendices Appendix 1: Trump's View of Morality in Context Appendix 2: Cast of Characters and Key Events
Preface Part 1: Historical, Political, and Theological Contexts Chapter 1: From Trump to Plato and Back Again Trump: 2021 Plato: 375 BCE Trump: 2016 Conclusion: Tragic Love and the Problem of Polarization Chapter 2: Tyranny as a Theological Problem Modest Humanism Is God a Tyrant? Paganism and Trumpism Inspirational Moral Leaders The Trump Difference Conclusion: God is not a Tyrant Chapter 3: The Tragic Trio and the Midwife Who Enlightens Tyranny is in the Eye of the Beholder Our Fundamental Brokenness Tyranny Trumps Truth Tyranny Over the Mind Trump is a Symptom Conclusion: The Midwife who Opens Our Eyes Chapter 4: Political Tragedy and Historical Wisdom Philosophical History The Problem of Living Within History The Common Story of Toil and Trouble Tyrants Everywhere Conclusion: Wisdom, Virtue, and Democratic Education Part 2: The Tragic Trio Chapter 5: The Tyrant's Pride: On Ambition, Power, and Greatness Fashionable Tyranny Defining Tyranny A Tyrannical Soul does not a Tyrant Make Exorbitant Power Revolutions and Transitions Hubris Greatness is not Goodness Conclusion: The Goodness of Goodness Chapter 6: The Fool's Stupidity: On Willful and Vicious Ignorance Violence is Fun Who Are You Calling a Moron? Infantilization and Accountability Defining Foolishness Ignorance and The Big Lie Conclusion: Fools Want to Believe Fake News Chapter 7: The Sycophant's Complicity: On Cunning, Flattery, and the Trojan Horse Defining Sycophancy Sycophants and Flatterers from Socrates to Seneca Opportunism, Contortionism, and Political Performance Art Complicity and Structures of Power Flattering the Tyrant and the Mob Conclusion: The Trojan Horse Part 3: Remedies and Solutions Chapter 8: Wisdom, Vigilance, and The Citizen-Philosopher A Few Good Men Conflicting Patriotisms Nobody's Free Until Everybody's Free Philo-politics and Philosophical Friendship Vigilance, Resistance, and Complicity Civic and Moral Education Conclusion: Vigilance and Accountability in an Un-Thinking Culture Chapter 9: The Constitution of Wisdom Montesquieu, Madison, and Mike Pence The Evolving Constitution The Tragic Truth of Political Philosophy Republicanism Triumphs Against Trump Hitler, Mussolini, and Real Tyranny The Wise Dysfunction of Mixed Government The Near Fatal Flaw of Slavery A Tragic Conclusion Chapter 10: The Mirror of Philosophy Appendices Appendix 1: Trump's View of Morality in Context Appendix 2: Cast of Characters and Key Events
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