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The Assault on Reason
Albert Gore
Al Gore
出版
Bloomsbury
, 2007
主題
Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State
Philosophy / Movements / Rationalism
Political Science / General
Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy
Political Science / Political Freedom
Political Science / American Government / General
Religion / Fundamentalism
Science / General
Self-Help / Anxieties & Phobias
ISBN
0747590974
9780747590972
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=p3F9PgAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
At the time George W. Bush ordered American forces to invade Iraq, 70 per cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9/11. Voters in Ohio, when asked by pollsters to list what stuck in their minds about the campaign, most frequently named two Bush television advertisements that played to fears of terrorism.
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. Related to this and of even greater concern is the current administration's lack of interest in the process by which the truth is ascertained - first among which are an embrace of open inquiry, in which unexpected and even inconvenient facts can lead to unexpected conclusions.
How did the US get here? And how much damage has been done to the functioning of American democracy and its role as steward of its national security? Never has there been a worse time for the US to lose the capacity to face the reality of long-term challenges, from national security to the economy, from issues of health and social welfare to the environment. As
The Assault on Reason
shows us, there is precious little time to waste.
Drawing on a life's work in politics as well as on the work of experts across a broad range of disciplines, Al Gore has written a farsighted and powerful manifesto for clear thinking.