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Progressive Anonymity
From Identity Politics to Evidence-Based Government
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2020
Summary
Naomi Zack critiques identity politics and argues that both political and social identities should not enter democratic government. She proposes evidence-based government by anonymous stakeholders, without preference for group affiliation or political charisma. Central to this book is the theme that government should have an enduring goal of minimizing misery. Toward that goal, the imperfections of evidence, matched by the imperfections of democracy, need to be accepted in commitments to piecemeal public policies that benefit and include oppressors as well as the oppressed. This strategy preserves the social compact idea that government exists for the benefit of all those governed. Zack’s original work will be useful to both scholars and students interested in studies of race, political philosophy, social philosophy, and cultural criticism.
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Copyright year
2020
ISBN-Print
978-1-5381-3603-4
ISBN-Online
978-1-5381-3604-1
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
199
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Preface and Acknowledgments No access
Introduction and Chapter Overview No access Pages 1 - 12
1 Political Diagnoses in the Post–World War II Era and the Need for Identity Politics No access Pages 13 - 32
2 From Society to Government:Problems with Identity Politics No access Pages 33 - 56
3 Universalism or Force: Inclusion or Domination No access Pages 57 - 76
4 White Supremacy and Status: The Racism of Race No access Pages 77 - 98
5 Evidence-Based Government and Its Obstacles No access Pages 99 - 120
6 The Problems with Evidence and Universal Basic Income No access Pages 121 - 140
Conclusion: Progressive Anonymity: Review and Loose Ends No access Pages 141 - 148
