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It's Debatable
Talking Authentically about Tricky Topics
Jensen, Robert http://robertwjensen.org/books/its-debatable/
Publisher: Olive Branch Press
Year Published: 2024
Resource Type: Book
It’s Debatable: Talking Authentically about Tricky Topics offers a path toward a deeper, richer public conversation than might seem possible in today’s polarized political climate. Robert Jensen writes for those who yearn for debates based on evidence, reason, critical self-reflection, and mutual respect. The book offers a model for how to engage others rationally without discounting the powerful emotional component of our lives; how to think for oneself and at the same time recognize that thinking is a collective enterprise; and how to defend strongly held political positions while inviting critique. It’s Debatable demystifies intellectual life and encourages rigorous thinking by ordinary people, to better equip citizens to participate in political life.
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Introduction: Where I’m coming from
Chapter 1: Stepping up: Contemporary controversies (woke and cancel culture defined)
Chapter 2: Stepping back: Thinking (basic epistemology for everyday life)
Chapter 3: Stepping back: Speaking (the balancing act in freedom of expression)
Chapter 4: Defining racism: Beyond individual bigotry (a defense of Critical Race Theory, with friendly suggestions)
Chapter 5: Defining sex/gender: Beyond trans ideology (a critique of the ideology of transgenderism, with friendly suggestions)
Chapter 6: Defining ecological sustainability: Fewer and less (reckoning with harsh realities)
Conclusion: Where are we going?
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