{"product_id":"im-right-and-youre-an-idiot-2nd-edition-9780865719149","title":"Im Right and Youre an Idiot  2nd Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplor[es] the underlying history and psychology of public discourse . . . should be required reading for politicians and public advocates. \u003cem\u003eReal Change \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most pressing problem we face today is not climate change. It is pollution in the public square, where a toxic smog of adversarial rhetoric, propaganda, and polarization stifles discussion and debate, creating resistance to change and thwarting our ability to solve our collective problems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this second edition of \u003cem\u003eI'm Right and You're an Idiot\u003c\/em\u003e, James Hoggan grapples with this critical issue, through interviews with outstanding thinkers and drawing on wisdom from highly regarded public figures. Featuring a new, radically revised prologue, afterword, and a new chapter addressing the changes in the public discourse since the 2016 US election, his comprehensive analysis explores:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow political will is manipulated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow tribalism shuts down open-minded thinking, undermi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments \u003cbr\u003ePrologue: A Beginner's Mind\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: The Polluted Public Square\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Section A: Smashing Heads Doesn't Open Minds\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e     1. Like Ships in the Night \u003ci\u003ewith\u003c\/i\u003e Daniel Yankelovich\u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eSteve Rosell\u003cbr\u003e     2. The Advocacy Trap \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eRoger Conner\u003cbr\u003e     3. Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)\u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eCarol Tavris\u003cbr\u003e     4. Morality Binds and Blinds \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eJonathan Haidt\u003cbr\u003e     5. Why We Want to Be Misled \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eDan Kahan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSection B: A Failure to Communicate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     6. Facts Are Not Enough \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eGeorge Lakoff\u003cbr\u003e     7. Matters of Concern \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eBruno Latour\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSection C: Duped and How\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     8. The Self-regulating Psychopath\u003ci\u003e with \u003c\/i\u003eJoel Bakan \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eNoam Chomsky\u003cbr\u003e     9. Steve Bannon's Full-service Propaganda Machine \u003ci\u003ewith research by \u003c\/i\u003eCarole Cadwalladr\u003cbr\u003e     10. Foreign-funded Radicals \u003cbr\u003e     11. Assault on Democracy \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eAlex Himelfarb\u003cbr\u003e     12. Silencing the Voices of Others \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eJason Stanley \u003cbr\u003e     13. Gaslighting Blurs Our Reality \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eBryant Welch\u003cbr\u003e     14. Summary: The Polluted Public Square\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Section D: Leaning into the Future\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     15. Power and Love \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eAdam Kahane\u003cbr\u003e     16. No Fish? No Fish Sticks \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003ePeter Senge\u003cbr\u003e     17. Listen Deeply \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eOtto Scharmer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSection E: The Mighty Tool of Public Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     18. What Are They Thinking? \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eAnthony Leiserowitz \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eEd Maibach\u003cbr\u003e     19. The Myth of Apathy \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eRenee Lertzman\u003cbr\u003e     20. Psychic Numbing \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003ePaul Slovic\u003cbr\u003e     21. Sometimes David Wins \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eMarshall Ganz\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSection F: From the Heart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     22. The Golden Rule \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eKaren Armstrong\u003cbr\u003e     23. Tending Our Inner Ecology \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eJoan Halifax\u003cbr\u003e     24. Speak the Truth, But Not to Punish \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003eThich Nhat Hanh \u003cbr\u003e     25. We Need Warmheartedness \u003ci\u003ewith \u003c\/i\u003ethe 14th Dalai Lama\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Hope, Compassion, and Courage \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Author \u003cbr\u003eAbout New Society Publishers \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884846035287,"sku":"9780865719149","price":14.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780865719149.jpg?v=1722533730","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/im-right-and-youre-an-idiot-2nd-edition-9780865719149","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}