Nervous States
Democracy and the Decline of Reason
William Davies
"Nervous States" by William Davies explores the impact of feeling over fact on democracies and why politics has become so fractious and warlike. As emotions supplant facts in our politics due to the spread of media technology and intrusion of mass shootings and terrorist attacks, we lose our ability to find consensus. This provocative and insightful book is a must-read for anyone seeking to understand the turbulent times we currently live in.
Publish Date
2020-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
2020-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2018
Goodreads Rating
3.74
ISBN
9780393357943
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
2019-05-19T15:22:21.000Z
Just completed this interesting book. Interesting because in a sophisticated manner it tries to suggest that once-a-holy-idea of democracy is no longer a truthful institution and post-truth influence is what drives global democratic politics today. – source2018-11-16T12:01:03.000Z
#FridayDigest How do we relearn patience when we have become so attached to instant information, on-demand services, and immediate reactions?
Food for thought in @davies_will brilliant book #nervousstates in how valuing speed for speed's sake can lead to unintended conseque.... – source