Vexed

Ethics Beyond Political Tribes

Vexed
James Mumford
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Hardback
h216 x 135mm - 224pg
5 Mar 2020 UK
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9781472966346
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Across the democratic West, politics has become deeply polarised and profoundly personal. Challenge someone's political views and increasingly you challenge their very being.And yet, do our political tribes even make sense? Look carefully, and on the most important ethical issues of the age - assisted dying, social welfare, sexual liberation, abortion, gun control, the environment, technology, justice - the instinctive positions of both the Left and the Right are riven with contradictions. In this refreshing and eye-opening book, James Mumford, a public thinker and independent commentator, questions the basic assumptions of our political groups. His challenge is simple: 'Why should believing strongly about one topic mean the automatic adoption of so many others?' Vexed is an essential and provocative account that will appeal to anyone of independent thought, and a welcome call for new reflection on the moral issues most relevant to our modern way of life.
Mumford demonstrates an admirable ability to zero in on things too often missing from political conversations ... A plea for nuance and ambivalence, in a world that often seems to be in danger of mislaying both. * John Harris, Observer *
A thought-provoking exploration of some of the most contentious problems of our time * Sunday Times *
James Mumford has written the most intriguing and original reflection on political tribalism that I have ever read ... Vexed is an intellectual page-turner. * David Goodhart, author of The Road to Somewhere: The New Tribes Shaping British Politics *
An important contribution to understanding the polarization of our global politics from one of the most exciting young ethicists working today * James Davison Hunter, Labrosse-Levenson Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, University of Virginia and author of Culture Wars *
Lively, well argued ... help[s] us understand aspects of tribalism * Financial Times *
James Mumford lives in London and is a fellow at the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. He received his PhD from Oxford University and was a Henry fellow at Yale where his graduate studies were in political philosophy and religion. He writes for the Guardian, New Statesman, The Atlantic, Spectator, Daily Telegraph and the Times Literary Supplement. @JamesACMumford / jamesmumford.co.uk
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ISBN-13: 9781472966346
Published: 5 Mar 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Continuum
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Weight: 353g
Pages: 224

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