For common things : irony, trust, and commitment in America today / Jedediah Purdy.
1999
HN65 .P87 1999 (Mapit)
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Title
For common things : irony, trust, and commitment in America today / Jedediah Purdy.
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Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0375407081 (alk. paper)
9780375407086 (alk. paper)
9780375407086 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New York : A.A. Knopf, 1999.
Language
English
Description
xxiii, 226 pages ; 20 cm
Call Number
HN65 .P87 1999
Dewey Decimal Classification
302.14/0973
Summary
"Jedediah Purdy persuasively argues the necessity and satisfactions of social and political reengagement and of renewed attention to the "common things" we all have a stake in: the environment, education, culture, law, and government. Drawing on a wide range of sources - from Thoreau to Seinfeld - he contemplates such questions as the use of irony in popular culture, the breakdown of our political processes, and the moral and legal dilemmas posed by technological advances. In these and other discussions, he lures us away from disbelief and detachment toward a sincere devotion to the healing and betterment of society."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215) and index.
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Table of Contents
Avoiding the world
The absence of politics
The practice of the public
The law of the land: political choice and attentiveness
The neighbor and the machine : technology and responsibility
Irony and ecstasy.
The absence of politics
The practice of the public
The law of the land: political choice and attentiveness
The neighbor and the machine : technology and responsibility
Irony and ecstasy.