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Interpreting Political Events in the United States
Norman Coles
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Description for Interpreting Political Events in the United States
Hardcover. Critical political debate requires respect for principles of logic, rationality and reasonableness, as well as shared conceptions of evidence and relevance in the political arena. This book presents case studies in order to demonstrate the inherent dangers of not applying principles of reasoning to the interpretation of political events. Num Pages: 79 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 159 x 6. Weight in Grams: 270.
Critical political debate requires respect for principles of logic, rationality and reasonableness, as well as shared conceptions of evidence and relevance in the political arena. The author presents case studies in order to demonstrate the inherent dangers of not applying principles of reasoning to the interpretation of political events. Relevance and the adequacy of evidence are too often overlooked in favour of rhetoric and moral platitude, sometimes leading to deceit and always to ambiguity, to the detriment of democratic society. He investigates the US Bill of Rights in the context of natural justice and the 'right' of citizens to hold ... Read more
Critical political debate requires respect for principles of logic, rationality and reasonableness, as well as shared conceptions of evidence and relevance in the political arena. The author presents case studies in order to demonstrate the inherent dangers of not applying principles of reasoning to the interpretation of political events. Relevance and the adequacy of evidence are too often overlooked in favour of rhetoric and moral platitude, sometimes leading to deceit and always to ambiguity, to the detriment of democratic society. He investigates the US Bill of Rights in the context of natural justice and the 'right' of citizens to hold ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
79
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
269g
Number of Pages
79
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845193393
SKU
V9781845193393
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About Norman Coles
Norman Coles has taught at a number of universities including Dublin, Metropolitan (London), SUNY and Cornell. He specializes in Political Philosophy. He is the author of: Ashton's Case for James II; Human Nature and Human Values; and Interpreting Political Events in the United States: Critical Debate and Representative Democracy A Viewpoint on the US Bill of Rights, President Andrew Johnsons ... Read more
Reviews for Interpreting Political Events in the United States
"In an era dominated by mass media, and in a political milieu determined by public relations men, critical political debate has declined. As a consequence
the forms of representative democratic politics and liberal political societies which obtain in Britain, Europe, and the USA are under severe pressure. It is salutary to see how the instruments of logic and the ... Read more
the forms of representative democratic politics and liberal political societies which obtain in Britain, Europe, and the USA are under severe pressure. It is salutary to see how the instruments of logic and the ... Read more