01833cam a2200385 i 4500 1164788030 TxAuBib 20191022120000.0 190327s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019014604 9781631493614 hardcover 1631493612 hardcover (OCoLC)1053997548 DLC eng rda DLC BDX CMI OCLCF YDX SINLB YDX PNX IG$ IEB TxAuBib rda Lynch, Michael P, 1966-, author, (Michael Patrick.) Know-it-all society : truth and arrogance in political culture / Michael Patrick Lynch. First edition. New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, [2019] ©2019. 209 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-195) and index. Preamble: No ordinary question -- Montaigne's warning -- The outrage factory -- Where the spade turns -- Ideologies of arrogance and the American Right -- Liberalism and the philosophy of identity politics -- Truth and humility as democratic values. Examines how a growing culture of narcissism is behind the fragmented political landscapes of today, drawing on the works of classic philosophers to explain the essential role of truth and humility in democracy. 20191022. Information society Political aspects. Polarization (Social sciences) Political aspects. Social media Political aspects. Internet Political aspects. Identity politics. Political culture. TXKIP