EXCEPTIONALLY UPSETTING: How Americans are increasingly confusing knowledge with opinion & what can be done about it
By Howard Burton
Length4h 52m
About this audiobook
As American society becomes more polarized by the day, the question of how this "exceptional nation" can hope to regain its mojo is more pressing than ever before. With his unique blend of wry humor and clear-headed analysis, Howard Burton wades into America's partisan fray, weaving together historical investigation, pop culture and a passionate belief in the country's true strengths in order to develop a concrete way out of the current culture war.
From an outsider’s perspective, Howard examines how the writings and beliefs by the Founding Fathers are often quite different from what most Americans think and how this is shaping current events and explores the large media divide and the near-impossibility of finding objective, balanced journalism and reporting. The book concludes with thought-provoking ideas on how the university can be transformed through technology to be able to communicate much-needed knowledge, facts and information to the regular public and politicians.
Howard Burton is the creator of the award-winning Ideas Roadshow series of books and films. Howard was the Founding Director of Canada’s Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics. He holds a PhD in theoretical physics and an MA in philosophy.
Audiobook details
GenrePsychology, Biography and Memoir, History
Length4 hrs 52 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Contents
9PART TWO
2Preface
10Exceptionally Hopeful?
3Introduction
11Party All The Time
4PART ONE
12How We Got Here
5Exceptionally Confused
13Reorienting Passion
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6Democracy
14A Path Forwards
7Freedom
15A Note on Resources
8Capitalism
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