The fate of democracy is increasingly in doubt\, in America and around the world. But what if the greatest danger for democratic societies comes from within? In his insightful new book\, philosopher Robert B. Talisse reports that he has seen the enemy and it is us: we are \;overdoing \;democracy\, making every \;issue \;a political issue and every human engagement a political interaction. If we hope to save democracy\, Talisse argues\, we need to put politics in its place. Please join us for this essential discussion as Talisse is joined by \;The Guardian \;columnist Oliver Burkeman.
\n\nThursday\, March 5\, 2020\, 6pm-8pm
\nThe Segal Theater at the \;City University of New York Graduate Center \;
\nCo-Sponsored by the CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences
\nThis is a FREE event\, but please register \;here.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRobert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy and Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt University in Nashville\, Tennessee. His latest book\, \;Overdoing Democracy: Why We Must Put Politics in its Place\, argues that when citizen allow their political divides to infiltrate the entirely of the social worlds\, they actually erode their capacities for competent democratic citizenship.
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOliver Burkeman \;is a New York based columnist for \;The Guardian \;and the author of \;The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can&rsquo\;t Stand Positive Thinking.
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