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Civic Solitude Why Democracy Needs Distance

Talisse Robert B.
Innbundet / 2025 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780197752166
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
327 gr
Høyde
212 mm
Bredde
149 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
208

Forfatter
Talisse Robert B.

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Robert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on democracy and the demands of responsible citizenship. He is the author of Overdoing Democracy (OUP, 2019) and Sustaining Democracy (OUP, 2021).

Civic Solitude Why Democracy Needs Distance

Talisse Robert B.
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The book will be vital for undoing the damage of present-day surveillance capitalism and the sort of political movements it breeds.

Guy Lancaster, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books

Overall, this book is not only profound and prescriptive but also contemplative and provocative. In an era where loud voices and instant engagement are often mistaken for democratic quality, Talisse reminds readers that silence, pauses, and personal reflection can be the strongest foundations of a truly democratic society. Civic Solitude offers a moral map and invites readers to imagine democracy in a world fractured by resentment and polarization. This book should be read, reflected upon, and used as a reference in interdisciplinary studies on the future of democracy.

Politics, Religion & Ideology

Overall, this book is not only profound and prescriptive but also contemplative and provocative. In an era where loud voices and instant engagement are often mistaken for democratic quality, Talisse reminds readers that silence, pauses, and personal reflection can be the strongest foundations of a truly democratic society. Civic Solitude offers a moral map and invites readers to imagine democracy in a world fractured by resentment and polarization. This book should be read, reflected upon, and used as a reference in interdisciplinary studies on the future of democracy.

Politics, Religion & Ideology

An internet search of the phrase "this is what democracy looks like" returns thousands of images of people assembled in public for the purpose of collective action. But is group collaboration truly the defining feature of effective democracy? Robert B. Talisse suggests that while group action is essential to democracy, action without reflection can present insidious challenges, as individuals' perspectives can be distorted by group dynamics. The culprit is a cognitive dynamic called belief polarization. As we interact with our political allies, we are exposed to forces that render us more radical in our beliefs and increasingly hostile to those who do not share them. What's more, the social environments we inhabit in our day-to-day lives are sorted along partisan lines. We are surrounded by triggers of political extremity and animosity. Thus, our ordinary activities encourage the attitude that democracy is possible only when everyone agrees--a profoundly antidemocratic stance. Drawing on extensive research about polarization and partisanship, Talisse argues that certain core democratic capacities can be cultivated only at a distance from the political fray. If we are to meet the responsibilities of democratic citizenship, we must occasionally step away from our allies and opponents alike. We can perform this self-work only in secluded settings where we can engage in civic reflection that is not prepackaged in the idiom of our political divides, allowing us to contemplate political circumstances that are not our own.
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Acknowledgments Preface 1. Setting the Stage 2. What Does Democracy Look Like? 3. Our Polarization Problem 4. The Need for Solitude 3. Politics Alone 5. Epilogue: Democracy - The Task Within Us Bibliography Index
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"The book will be vital for undoing the damage of present-day surveillance capitalism and the sort of political movements it breeds." -- Guy Lancaster, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books "Overall, this book is not only profound and prescriptive but also contemplative and provocative. In an era where loud voices and instant engagement are often mistaken for democratic quality, Talisse reminds readers that silence, pauses, and personal reflection can be the strongest foundations of a truly democratic society. Civic Solitude offers a moral map and invites readers to imagine democracy in a world fractured by resentment and polarization. This book should be read, reflected upon, and used as a reference in interdisciplinary studies on the future of democracy." -- Politics, Religion & Ideology
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Robert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on democracy and the demands of responsible citizenship. He is the author of Overdoing Democracy (OUP, 2019) and Sustaining Democracy (OUP, 2021).
Les mer
Selling point: Emphasizes intentional solitary reflection as key to good democratic citizenship Selling point: Engages current research on the cognitive and emotional impacts of polarization Selling point: Emphasizes the importance of defending public access to places like libraries, museums, and parks, which serve as key spaces for solitary reflection
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The book will be vital for undoing the damage of present-day surveillance capitalism and the sort of political movements it breeds.

Guy Lancaster, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books

Overall, this book is not only profound and prescriptive but also contemplative and provocative. In an era where loud voices and instant engagement are often mistaken for democratic quality, Talisse reminds readers that silence, pauses, and personal reflection can be the strongest foundations of a truly democratic society. Civic Solitude offers a moral map and invites readers to imagine democracy in a world fractured by resentment and polarization. This book should be read, reflected upon, and used as a reference in interdisciplinary studies on the future of democracy.

Politics, Religion & Ideology

Overall, this book is not only profound and prescriptive but also contemplative and provocative. In an era where loud voices and instant engagement are often mistaken for democratic quality, Talisse reminds readers that silence, pauses, and personal reflection can be the strongest foundations of a truly democratic society. Civic Solitude offers a moral map and invites readers to imagine democracy in a world fractured by resentment and polarization. This book should be read, reflected upon, and used as a reference in interdisciplinary studies on the future of democracy.

Politics, Religion & Ideology

An internet search of the phrase "this is what democracy looks like" returns thousands of images of people assembled in public for the purpose of collective action. But is group collaboration truly the defining feature of effective democracy? Robert B. Talisse suggests that while group action is essential to democracy, action without reflection can present insidious challenges, as individuals' perspectives can be distorted by group dynamics. The culprit is a cognitive dynamic called belief polarization. As we interact with our political allies, we are exposed to forces that render us more radical in our beliefs and increasingly hostile to those who do not share them. What's more, the social environments we inhabit in our day-to-day lives are sorted along partisan lines. We are surrounded by triggers of political extremity and animosity. Thus, our ordinary activities encourage the attitude that democracy is possible only when everyone agrees--a profoundly antidemocratic stance. Drawing on extensive research about polarization and partisanship, Talisse argues that certain core democratic capacities can be cultivated only at a distance from the political fray. If we are to meet the responsibilities of democratic citizenship, we must occasionally step away from our allies and opponents alike. We can perform this self-work only in secluded settings where we can engage in civic reflection that is not prepackaged in the idiom of our political divides, allowing us to contemplate political circumstances that are not our own.
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Acknowledgments Preface 1. Setting the Stage 2. What Does Democracy Look Like? 3. Our Polarization Problem 4. The Need for Solitude 3. Politics Alone 5. Epilogue: Democracy - The Task Within Us Bibliography Index
Les mer
"The book will be vital for undoing the damage of present-day surveillance capitalism and the sort of political movements it breeds." -- Guy Lancaster, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books "Overall, this book is not only profound and prescriptive but also contemplative and provocative. In an era where loud voices and instant engagement are often mistaken for democratic quality, Talisse reminds readers that silence, pauses, and personal reflection can be the strongest foundations of a truly democratic society. Civic Solitude offers a moral map and invites readers to imagine democracy in a world fractured by resentment and polarization. This book should be read, reflected upon, and used as a reference in interdisciplinary studies on the future of democracy." -- Politics, Religion & Ideology
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Robert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on democracy and the demands of responsible citizenship. He is the author of Overdoing Democracy (OUP, 2019) and Sustaining Democracy (OUP, 2021).
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Selling point: Emphasizes intentional solitary reflection as key to good democratic citizenship Selling point: Engages current research on the cognitive and emotional impacts of polarization Selling point: Emphasizes the importance of defending public access to places like libraries, museums, and parks, which serve as key spaces for solitary reflection
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780197752166
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Inc
Vekt
327 gr
Høyde
212 mm
Bredde
149 mm
Dybde
23 mm
Aldersnivå
UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
208

Forfatter
Talisse Robert B.

Biografisk notat

Robert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. His research focuses on democracy and the demands of responsible citizenship. He is the author of Overdoing Democracy (OUP, 2019) and Sustaining Democracy (OUP, 2021).

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