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The Assault on Reason
by Gore, Al
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 1594201226
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201226
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About This Item
Penguin Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7. First Edition Hardcover Book and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition. Fine binding of gray half-cloth, gray boards, pristine, tight & solid, square with sharp corners. Al Gore provides a visionary analysis of how the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith has combined with the degradation of the public sphere to create an environment dangerously hostile to reason. He explains how the public sphere itself has evolved into a place hospitable to reason's enemies; to make us more aware of the forces at work on our own minds; and to lead us to an understanding of what we and do individually and collectively, to restore the rule of reason and safeguard our future. 308 pages with Notes and Index. 6.5 x 9.5 inches. 2007, Penguin Press, USA
Synopsis
A #1 New York Times bestseller: A visionary analysis of the degradation of our public sphere and its consequences for our democracy Nobel Peace Prize winner, bestselling author, activist, and political icon, Al Gore has become one of the most respected and influential public intellectuals in America today. The Assault on Reason takes an unprecedented look at how faith in the power of reason?the idea that citizens can govern themselves through rational debate?is now under assault. The marketplace of ideas, once open to everyone through the printed word, has been corrupted by the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith. By leading us to an understanding of what we can do to restore the rule of reason, Gore has written a farsighted and powerful manifesto for clear thinking.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Assault on Reason
- Author
- Gore, Al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1594201226
- ISBN 13
- 9781594201226
- Publisher
- Penguin Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 2007
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Keywords
- POLITICS GOVERNMENT DEMOCRACY OFFICIAL SECRETS GEORGE W BUSH RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM
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- Politics & Government;
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- 0 oz
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