Peterson / Berhow / Tsakiridis Engaging Populism

Democracy and the Intellectual Virtues
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-031-05785-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 371 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Progress in Mathematics

The past two decades have witnessed an intensifying rise of populist movements globally, and their impact has been felt in both more and less developed countries. Engaging Populism: Democracy and the Intellectual Virtues approaches populism from the perspective of work on the intellectual virtues, including contributions from philosophy, history, religious studies, political psychology, and law. Although recent decades have seen a significant advance in philosophical reflection on intellectual virtues and vices, less effort has been made to date to apply this work to the political realm. While every political movement suffers from various biases, contemporary populism’s association with anti-science attitudes and conspiracy theories makes it a potentially rich subject of reflection concerning the role of intellectual virtues in public life. Interdisciplinary in approach, Engaging Populism will be of interest to scholars and students in philosophy, political theory, psychology, and related fields in the humanities and social sciences.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Peterson, Gregory R.

Berhow, Michael C.

Tsakiridis, George

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction Gregory R. Peterson, Michael Berhow, and George Tsakiridis 
Part I: Putting Populism in Context
Chapter 1: Using Political Psychology to Understand Populism, Intellectual Virtues, and Declining Support for Democratic NormsIngrid J. Haas 
Chapter 2: Midcentury Populists & the Intellectual VirtuesJeff Bloodworth 
Chapter 3: Populism, Evangelicalism, and Technology: A Familiar Trinitarian FormulaGeorge Tsakiridis 
Part II: Populism and Intellectual Virtues: Philosophical ApproachesChapter 4: Populism, Expertise, and Intellectual AutonomyAlan Hazlett 

Chapter 5: Truthfulness as a Democratic VirtueChase Wrenn 
Chapter 6: E Pluribus Unum? Empathy as an Antidote to Populism’s AntipluralismSara Shady 
Chapter 7: Populism and the Virtues of ArgumentAndrew Aberdein 
Chapter 8: Epistemic Charity in Times of Populist PolarizationMichael Berhow 
Part III: Populism and Intellectual Virtues Across Disciplines
Chapter 9: An Epistemology for Listening across Cultural and Political DividesDavid Vishanoff 
Chapter 10: Certain Simple StoriesSherman Clark 
Chapter 11: Virtuous Autonomy and its Explanatory Role in Turkish ActivismGregory R. Peterson, Michael L. Spezio, Günes Sevinç 
Chapter 12: The People, the Experts, and the Citizens: Cognitive and Recognitive Attitudes in Democratic PracticeAdam Smith
Part IV: The Big Picture: Virtues, Populism, and Epistemic Environments
Chapter 13: Justifying Humanitarian Interference for Epistemic ThreatsColeen Watson 
Chapter 14: Intellectual Virtues, Epistemic Democracy, and the Wisdom of the CrowdGregory Peterson 
Chapter 15: Pandemic Postscript: Populism and Intellectual Virtues After COVID-19Gregory Peterson, George Tsakiridis, and Michael Berhow

Über Autor(innen)

Gregory R. Peterson is Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Director of the Ethics Lab at South Dakota State University. While Dr. Peterson’s early work focused on issues of religion and science in the philosophy of religion, his more recent work focuses on moral and political philosophy and experimental ethics. Dr. Peterson is author or coauthor of over 50 journal articles and book chapters. In addition to the monograph, Minding God, he is co-editor of Property Rights in Contemporary Governance, Habits in Mind, and the Routledge Companion to Religion and Science. Dr. Peterson has also received numerous grant and fellowship awards from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Science Foundation, and the Templeton Foundation.

Michael C. Berhow is an Adjunct Lecturer of Philosophy at South Dakota State University. He is the author of Dysteleology: A Philosophical Assessment of Suboptimal Design in Biology (2019), and his research focuses on various topics related to religion and science, intellectual virtues, and political/social tribalism. In addition to his scholarly activity, Dr. Berhow has organized and participated in numerous lectures, forums, and panels—all of which are designed to address current events and controversies related to the intersection of science, ethics, religion, and politics.

George Tsakiridis is Senior Lecturer of Philosophy & Religion at South Dakota State University, where he is involved with the Ethics Lab. He is the author of Evagrius Ponticus and Cognitive Science: A Look at Moral Evil and the Thoughts (2010), and Seven Virtues for Success (2021). His published research also focuses on the topic of guilt and forgiveness. Dr. Tsakiridis recently edited the volume Theology and Spider-Man (2021), and he is currently working on several projects related to popular culture. He holds a PhD in Religion and Science/Theology from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.