The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Looks at Our Political Crisis Audiobook (Free)

From one of the world’s most celebrated moral philosophers comes a thorough examination of the current political crisis and tips for how exactly to mend our divided country.

For decades Martha C. Nussbaum continues to be an acclaimed scholar and humanist, generating a large number of honors on her behalf books and essays. In The Monarchy of Dread she transforms her attention to the current political crisis that has polarized American since the 2016 election.

Although today’s atmosphere is noticeable by partisanship, about The Monarchy of Fear: A Philosopher Talks about Our Political Problems divisive rhetoric, and the shortcoming of two halves of the country to talk to each other, Nussbaum focuses on what a lot of pollsters and pundits have overlooked. She views a simple truth at the heart of the issue: the political is always emotional. Globalization has created feelings of powerlessness in millions of people in the Western. That feeling of powerlessness bubbles into resentment and blame. Blame of immigrants. Blame of Muslims. Blame of other races. Blame of cultural elites. While this politics of blame is usually exemplified by the election of Donald Trump as well as the vote for Brexit, Nussbaum argues it can be entirely on all edges of the politics spectrum, remaining or right.

Drawing on a variety of historical and contemporary examples, from classical Athens towards the music Hamilton, The Monarchy of Dread untangles this web of feelings and a roadmap of where you can go next.