{"product_id":"liberalism-and-the-problem-of-knowledge-9780226898452","title":"Liberalism and the Problem of Knowledge","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this study of democracy and its critics, the author debunks liberalism, arguing that its exaggerated ideals of authenticity, unity and community have deflected attention from the pervasive incompetence of the rule of experts. Instead, it emphasizes common interests rather than narrow disputes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments  Introduction: The Yankee Way to Knowledge  Pt. I: The Public and Its Problems: One More Time  1: Authenticity and the Rhetoric of Trauma  2: Romancing the Gesellschaft: Community and the Fallacy of Common  Ground  3: Commensuration and Unificationism  4: Foucault's Trap  5: Pluralism, the Public, and the Problem of Knowledge  6: Democracy in America: A Thought Experiment  Pt. II: Discourse across Differences  7: Epistemics  8: The Uses of Argument Fields  9: Fields as Organizations  10: A Theory of Presumption  11: Desperately Seeking Dewey  12: Epilogue: A Rhetoric for Modern Democracy  Bibliography  Index","brand":"The University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036748808535,"sku":"9780226898452","price":89.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780226898452.jpg?v=1750932501","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/liberalism-and-the-problem-of-knowledge-9780226898452","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}