Phantom Public

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ISBN: 9781560006770

ISBN-10: 1560006773

ISBN-13: 9781560006770

Edition: 1993 (Revised)

Authors: Walter Lippmann, Wilfred M. McClay, Walter Lippmann

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In an era disgusted with politicians and the various instruments of "direct democracy," Walter Lippmann's The Phantom Public remains as relevant as ever. It reveals Lippmann at a time when he was most critical of the ills of American democracy. Antipopulist in sentiment, this volume defends elitism as a serious and distinctive intellectual option, one with considerable precursors in the American past. Lippmann's demythologized view of the American system of government resonates today. The Phantom Public discusses the "disenchanted man" who has become disillusioned not only with democracy, but also with reform. According to Lippmann, the average voter is incapable of governance; what is…

Book details

List price: $59.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 1/30/1993
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 244
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction to the Transaction Edition



The Disenchanted Man



The Unattainable Ideal



Agents and Bystanders



What the Public Does



The Neutralization of Arbitrary Force



The Question Aristotle Asked



The Nature of a Problem



Social Contracts



The Two Questions Before the Public



The Main Value of Public Debate



The Defective Rule



The Criteria of Reform



The Principles of Public Opinion



Society in Its Place



Absentee Rulers



The Realms of Disorder


Index