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Title
The assault on reason / Al Gore.
Author
Gore, Al, 1948-
ISBN
9781594201226
1594201226
1594201226
Imprint
New York : Penguin Press, 2007.
Language
English
Description
308 p. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
E902 .G67 2007
Dewey Decimal Classification
973.931
Summary
An analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has created an environment dangerously hostile to reason. We live in an age when the 30-second television spot is the most powerful force shaping the electorate's thinking, and America is in the hands of an administration less interested than any previous administration in sharing the truth with the citizenry. Of even greater concern is this administration's disinterest in the process by which the truth is ascertained--an open inquiry in which unexpected and even inconvenient facts can lead to unexpected conclusions. Never has there been a worse time for us to lose the capacity to face the reality of our long-term challenges. Gore aims to make us more aware of the forces at work on our own minds, and to lead us to an understanding of what we can do to safeguard our future.--From publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]-296) and index.
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Table of Contents
The politics of fear
Blinding the faithful
The politics of wealth
Convenient untruths
The assault on the individual
National insecurity
The carbon crisis
Democracy in the balance
A well-connected citizenry
The rebirth of democracy.
Blinding the faithful
The politics of wealth
Convenient untruths
The assault on the individual
National insecurity
The carbon crisis
Democracy in the balance
A well-connected citizenry
The rebirth of democracy.