In Praise of Reason Why Rationality Matters for Democracy

Name: In Praise of Reason Why Rationality Matters for Democracy
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ISBN: 9780262526050

ISBN-10: 0262526050

ISBN-13: 9780262526050

Edition: 2012

Authors: Michael P. Lynch

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Why does reason matter, if (as many people seem to think) in the end everything comesdown to blind faith or gut instinct? Why not just go with what you believe even if it contradictsthe evidence? Why bother with rational explanation when name-calling, manipulation, and force are somuch more effective in our current cultural and political landscape? Michael Lynch's InPraise of Reason offers a spirited defense of reason and rationality in an era ofwidespread skepticism--when, for example, people reject scientific evidence about such matters asevolution, climate change, and vaccines when it doesn't jibe with their beliefs andopinions.In recent years, skepticism about the practical value of…

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List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: MIT Press
Publication date: 2/14/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 178
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Gina Neff is Associate Professor of Communication and Sociology at the University of Washington and the School of Public Policy at Central European University. She is the coeditor of the book Surviving the New Economy.Michael P. Lynch is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Connecticut and the author of Truth in Context: An Essay on Pluralism and Objectivity and True to Life: Why Truth Matters, both published by the MIT Press.