Aidan Kestigian

Democratic Decisions in a Critical Thinking Crisis

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Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Aidan Kestigian argues that political communities are in a critical thinking crisis, which inhibits high-quality reasoning in public deliberation. Substantive educational and political reform is needed to bring public decision-making closer to the ideals imagined in democratic theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• ISBN-13: 9781666928433
• ISBN-10: 1666928437
• Artikelnr.: 72700513

Autorenporträt

Aidan Kestigian, PhD, is vice president of ThinkerAnalytix, a non-profit organization that builds tools for learning and working communities striving for better, more productive disagreements.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Part 1: What Is Deliberation, and Why Is It Valuable?
Chapter 1: Disagreements, Out in the Open
Chapter 2: What Is a "Democratic" Decision?
Chapter 3: How Might Deliberation Promote the Common Good?
Part 2: Does Deliberation Promote the Common Good?
Chapter 4: Does Deliberation Change Our Policy Preferences?
Chapter 5: Does Deliberation Change Our Motivations?
Part 3: Charting a Middle Path
Chapter 6: The Centrality of Reason in Deliberation
Chapter 7: Are Reasoning Skills Present?
Chapter 8: Better, More Productive Disagreements
Bibliography
About the Author