The Death of Expertise
Bedrosian Bookclub Podcast
English - August 29, 2017 20:11 - 1 hour - 121 MB - ★★★★ - 29 ratingsSociety & Culture Arts Books citizenship governance literature losangeles publicpolicy urbanplanning book bookclub books cities Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Tom Nichols' The Death of Expertise is a broad look at the antipathy toward "experts" and "expertise" among the citizenry of contemporary United States. Nichols contends that this antipathy is dangerous for our democracy, that this distrust not only makes for unhealthy conversation but damages both political and public relationships with the very experts' guidance.
We discuss the argument, the nature of expertise, the role of the academic in civic education, and the state of civics in general. Find out if we liked this book and who we think should read it. If you haven't read it yet, spoiler alert - we do assume you've read it!
Featuring Richard Green (@keynesianr), Aubrey Hicks (@AubreyHi), Pamela Clouser McCann, and Jan Perry (@JanPerry) Anthony Orlando (@AnthonyWOrlando)
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