David Moscrop
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Brexit. Trump. Ford Nation. In this timely book, David Moscrop asks why we make irrational political decisions and whether our stone-age brains can process democracy in the information age. In an … | David Moscrop | 256 | 2019 | View |
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From IntroductionFrom: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
The Introduction offers of reflection on how we have found ourselves in a messy world where we must make important decisions. The title of the book asks, “Are we too dumb for … | David Moscrop | 13 | 2019 | $1.30 Add |
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From Public matters, grey matterThe brain and decision-making From: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter One explores the roots of our bad political decisions; but the author argues that none of those reasons are excuses for us to throw up our arms and say, “Well, what can you do? We … | David Moscrop | 30 | 2019 | $3.00 Add |
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From Deciding in democraciesThe long road to self-government From: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter Two explores the context in which we make good or bad political decisions. You cannot separate a decision from the time and place in which it is made. Our personalities and brains, our … | David Moscrop | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
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From What is a good political decision?From: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter Three examines what makes a good political decision. This chapter focuses the process rather than the Outcome of “good” political decision. | David Moscrop | 26 | 2019 | $2.60 Add |
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From Our bodies, our minds, mental shortcuts, and the mediaFrom: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter Four focuses on why it is so difficult to make well informed discussions. The chapter explores our biological and psychological motivations behind our abilities towards good political … | David Moscrop | 27 | 2019 | $2.70 Add |
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From Our milieuFrom: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter Five explores the conditions under which we tend to make the best decisions about complex issues, political or otherwise. We do best when we have lots of time and resources at our … | David Moscrop | 11 | 2019 | $1.10 Add |
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From Our institutionsFrom: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter Six focuses how political institutions are formed, maintained, and how they condition the way we think and behave. Institutions set up rules, expectations, norms, punishments, and … | David Moscrop | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From Five ways of thinking about thinkingFrom: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter Seven explores how our bodies, our psychology, our milieu, and our institutions happen to lead us down the path to bad decisions. Building a general model of political decision-making … | David Moscrop | 21 | 2019 | $2.10 Add |
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From I want you! (to make better political decisions)From: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter Eight examines how we can achieve more good political decision-making that implies and requires trade-offs, since doing better takes time, attention, and other resources. It also requires … | David Moscrop | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From You cannot fix it all on your ownWhy our milieu and institutions must change From: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
Chapter Nine focuses on the personal effort to make better political decisions. The author argues that individuals cannot and should not be expected to do the work of making rational, autonomous … | David Moscrop | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From ConclusionTowards better political decisions-and then what? From: Too Dumb for Democracy? |
In the Conclusion, the author reflects on his hopes for the book. In this century, we face the threats of climate change and the disasters that flow from it — such as flooding, drought, … | David Moscrop | 7 | 2019 | $0.70 Add |
