The Modern Classics:doubters Companion: A Dictionary Of Aggressive Common Sense

by John Ralston Saul

2020-11-23 15:23:48

 "How are citizens to enter into a public debate if the concepts which define our society and decide the manner in which we are governed are open neither to understanding nor to questioning?" According to bestselling novelist and essay... Read more
 "How are citizens to enter into a public debate if the concepts which define our society and decide the manner in which we are governed are open neither to understanding nor to questioning?" According to bestselling novelist and essayist John Ralston Saul, the ramifications of asking this question are enormous. We live in an era of specialization, where decision makers, administrators, and process-minded experts have fortified their positions of authority by insulating themselves from public accountability. An important instrument in their ascension has been language; or more precisely, a language so technically specific and laden with jargon that it has isolated the individual citizen. Less

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File size7.75 X 5.15 X 0.82 in
Print pages320
PublisherPenguin Canada
Publication date August 19, 2014
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780143192107
John Ralston Saul is the International President of PEN International, an essayist, novelist, and long-time champion of freedom of expression. His works have been translated into twenty-three language...

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