Why Societies Need Dissent / / Cass R. Sunstein.
In this timely book, Cass R. Sunstein shows that organizations and nations are far more likely to prosper if they welcome dissent and promote openness. Attacking "political correctness" in all forms, Sunstein demonstrates that corporations, legislatures, even presidents are likely to blund...
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Sunstein, Cass R., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Why Societies Need Dissent / Cass R. Sunstein. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2005] ©2005 1 online resource (256 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- Introduction: Conformity and Dissent -- 1. Doing What Others Do -- 2. Obeying (and Disobeying) the Law -- 3. Traveling in Herds -- 4. What Will the Neighbors Think? -- 5. Free Speech -- 6. The Law of Group Polarization -- 7. The Framers’ Greatest Contribution -- 8. Are Judges Conformists Too? -- 9. Affirmative Action in Higher Education -- Conclusion: Why Dissent? -- Notes -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In this timely book, Cass R. Sunstein shows that organizations and nations are far more likely to prosper if they welcome dissent and promote openness. Attacking "political correctness" in all forms, Sunstein demonstrates that corporations, legislatures, even presidents are likely to blunder if they do not cultivate a culture of candor and disclosure. He shows that unjustified extremism, including violence and terrorism, often results from failure to tolerate dissenting views. The tragedy is that blunders and cruelties could be avoided if people spoke out. Sunstein casts new light on freedom of speech, showing that a free society not only forbids censorship but also provides public spaces for dissenters to expose widely held myths and pervasive injustices. He provides evidence about the effects of conformity and dissent on the federal courts. The evidence shows not only that Republican appointees vote differently from Democratic appointees but also that both Republican and Democratic judges are likely to go to extremes if unchecked by opposing views. Understanding the need for dissent illuminates countless social debates, including those over affirmative action in higher education, because diversity is indispensable to learning. Dissenters are often portrayed as selfish and disloyal, but Sunstein shows that those who reject pressures imposed by others perform valuable social functions, often at their own expense. This is true for dissenters in boardrooms, churches, unions, and academia. It is true for dissenters in the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court. And it is true during times of war and peace. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022) Conformity. Dissenters. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Archive 1893-1999 9783110442212 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674267657?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674267657 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780674267657/original |
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