The twenty-first century and its discontents : how changing discourse norms are changing culture /

The twenty-first century and its discontents : how changing discourse norms are changing culture / edited by Jack Simmons.

Philosophers and political theorists tackle the question of cultural transformation in the twenty-first century and the role discourse norms play in producing cancel culture, a counter-sexual revolution, racism and a toxic politics that has left the nation feeling vulnerable and angry.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Other Authors: Simmons, Jack, 1964- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]
Subjects:
Social change.
Sex role.
Racism > Political aspects.
Political culture.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • The Twenty-First Century and Its Discontents
  • The Twenty-First Century and Its Discontents: How Changing Discourse Norms Are Changing Culture
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Postmodern Discourse
  • Notes
  • Part 1 Institutional Discourse
  • Chapter 1
  • The Outsourcing of Ethical Thinking
  • Methodological Reasoning
  • Equivocation
  • Fallacy of Composition
  • Conclusion
  • Addendum: The "Outsourcing of Ethics" to Where?
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 2
  • The Diversity of "Diversity"
  • Liberal Arts Education at the University.
  • Diversity and Liberal Arts Education
  • The Clash of Identity and Viewpoint Diversity on the Modern University Campus
  • Investigating Support for Diversity on the University Campus
  • Implications
  • Appendix A: Measures and Coding
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 3
  • Undermining Communicative Action in the Medical Encounter
  • Communicative versus Strategic Action
  • The Roots of Consent
  • A Communicative Approach?
  • Undermining Consent in the Twenty-first Century
  • Reenvisioning Consent: Realizing "Oneself under Conditions of Communicatively Shared Intersubjectivity"143
  • Notes.
  • Political Compromise in a Time of Partisan Polarization
  • Partisan Objectification in American Politics
  • Dealing with the Devil
  • Objectification and the Potential for Effective Governance
  • Notes
  • References
  • Chapter 7
  • From "Post-Racial America" to #BlackLivesMatter
  • Beyond the Dream of a Colorblind Future
  • Reconceptualizing Race for the Twenty-first Century-Patience with Ambiguity
  • "Justice Can't Wait"
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Part 3 The Pandemic
  • Chapter 8
  • Lessons from the Death Zone
  • "I See in the Near Future a Crisis That Unnerves Me"8.
  • The Fatal Flaw in "Every Man for Himself"
  • Moral Courage in the Face of Distress
  • "We're in Great Shape Though"86
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Chapter 9
  • Strategic Discourse in the Time of the Coronavirus
  • Communicative and Strategic Discourse
  • The Political Landscape
  • The Coronavirus Arrives
  • The Black Lives Matter Protests
  • Knowing You're Never Going to Know
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Contributors.

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