description: A #1 New York Times bestseller: A visionary analysis of the degradation of our public sphere and its consequences for our democracy.Nobel Peace Prize winner, bestselling author, activist, and political icon, Al Gore has become one of the most respected and influential public intellectuals in America today. The Assault on Reason takes an unprecedented look at how faith in the power of reason, the idea that citizens can govern themselves through rational debate, is now under assault. The marketplace of ideas, once open to everyone through the printed word, has been corrupted by the politics of fear, secrecy, cronyism, and blind faith. By leading us to an understanding of what we can do to restore the rule of reason, Gore has written a farsighted and powerful manifesto for clear thinking.
language: English
title: The Assault on Reason
titlecomplete: The Assault on Reason
genres: Social Science, Politics, Political Science, Philosophy, Science, Nonfiction, Audiobook, Sociology, History, Government
ratings_count: 7279
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: The Quill Award
category: History/current events/politics
publisher: Penguin Audio