A01=Richard K. Laird
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Author_Richard K. Laird
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credibility of government
decline of U.S.
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democratic culture
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government reform
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learnability
loyalty to ideology
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party politics
philosophy of knowledge
political behavior
Political science
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public benefits
representative democracy
self-knowledge
social science
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- ISBN 9781498576017
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 153 x 219mm
- Publication Date: 04 Mar 2022
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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Whether or not the U.S. is in decline can be debated, but there is evidence that its political system is becoming less able to solve major problems. This is in part because loyalty to a belief or an ideology may be taking priority over learning how to understand the problems. This work attempts to revitalize the importance of learnability by reviewing some fundamentals of who we are, how the system works, and why learning is difficult. Humans driven by opinions and perceptions tend to discount politics similar to the way they might discount science, yet it was the study of science and politics that brought much of mankind to remarkably higher standards of living. Government, and the economic system it implemented, was initially designed for the purpose of channeling self-interests into public benefits. Understanding what an inclusive political culture is, or why there is a Constitution, for example, could be useful toward restoring the credibility of our central political organization, the core of society’s stability and development. We are losing respect for our government’s decision-making ability, but in a democracy, citizens must be held more accountable for who their government is. The hypothesis is that if more humans are more learnable, we will increase the possibilities for finding the “best” solutions to big problems.
Richard K. Laird is adjunct professor of social and political science at Bergen Community College.
