Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Uncivil Wars by Waleed Aly, Scott Stephens Why is public debate increasingly polarised - and what can we do about it?Is our democracy corroding? In this original, eloquent essay, Waleed Aly and Scott Stephens explore the ethics and politics of public debate - and the threat it now faces.In a healthy society we need the capacity to disagree. Yet Aly and Stephens note a growing tendency to disdain and dismiss opponents, to treat them with contempt. This toxic partisanship has been imported from the United States, where it has been a temptation for both left and right. Aly and Stephens discuss some telling examples, analyse the role of the media, and look back to heroes of democracy who found a better way forward.Arguing that democracy cannot survive contempt, they draw on philosophy, literature and history to make an urgent case about the present.So what do we owe those with whom we might profoundly, even radically, disagree? In our time, the answer increasingly seems to be- Nothing. Absolutely nothing. Weve come to regard our opponents as not much more than obstructions in the road, impediments standing between us and our desired end. We have grown disinclined to consider what it might mean to go on together meaningfully as partners within a shared democratic project. To put it bluntly, we see no future with our political opponents because we feel we have nothing to learn from them. Waleed Aly & Scott Stephens, Uncivil WarsThis issue also contains correspondence discussing Quarterly Essay 86, Sleepwalk to War, from Malcolm Turnbull, Kevin Rudd, Michael J. Green, Kishore Mahbubani, Sam Roggeveen, Peter Varghese, Rory Medcalf, Emma Shortis, Dennis Altman, Hugh White FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Waleed Aly is a writer, academic, lawyer and broadcaster. He is a lecturer in politics at Monash University and co-host of Network Tens The Project. He is the author of People Like Us and Quarterly Essay 37, Whats Right?.Scott Stephens is the ABCs Religion and Ethics online editor. He is widely published on moral philosophy and has edited volumes of the writings of Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek and the Australian philosopher Raimond Gaita. With Waleed Aly, he co-hosts The Minefield on ABC Radio National. Promotional "Headline" Why is public debate increasingly polarised - and what can we do about it? Details ISBN1760643564 Author Scott Stephens Format Paperback Pages 144 Year 2022 ISBN-13 9781760643560 Publication Date 2022-09-05 Imprint Quarterly Essay Country of Publication Australia Edition 87th Publisher Black Inc. Edition Description 87th edition Audience General NZ Release Date 2022-09-04 Subtitle How Contempt Is Corroding Democracy: Quarterly Essay 87 ISBN-10 1760643564 AU Release Date 2022-09-04 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:137004495;
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