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Nervous States
Democracy and the Decline of Reason
Book • 2018
In 'Nervous States: Democracy and the Decline of Reason,' William Davies examines the tension between technocratic government institutions based on reason, fact-finding, and scientific analysis, and the increasing influence of nationalistic sentiment characterized by a distrust of elite interests and a promotion of emotion over fact.
The book delves into historical analysis and contemporary examples to illustrate how societies have created states that struggle to meet the expectations placed upon them due to economic and philosophical limitations.
Davies also discusses the impact of the attention economy, moral outrage, and the exploitation of emotions in political discourse.
The book delves into historical analysis and contemporary examples to illustrate how societies have created states that struggle to meet the expectations placed upon them due to economic and philosophical limitations.
Davies also discusses the impact of the attention economy, moral outrage, and the exploitation of emotions in political discourse.
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Mentioned by Connor as his previous book.
Trump, Brexit and the Direction of 2021, with Will Davies and Matt Goodwin
Mentioned by Greg LeBlanc as one of Will Davies's books, discussing the decline of reason in democracy.
494. The Limits of Liberal Rationalism feat. William Davies
