{"product_id":"why-its-ok-to-ignore-politics-paperback","title":"Why It's OK to Ignore Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Freiman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDo you feel like you're the only person at your office without an \"I Voted!\" sticker on Election Day? It turns out that you're far from alone - 100 million eligible U.S. voters never went to the polls in 2016. That's about 35 million more than voted for the winning presidential candidate. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book, Christopher Freiman explains why these 100 million need not feel guilty. \u003ci\u003eWhy It's OK to Ignore Politics\u003c\/i\u003e argues that you're under no obligation to be politically active. Freiman addresses new objections to political abstention as well as some old chestnuts (\"But what if \u003ci\u003eeveryone \u003c\/i\u003estopped voting?\"). He also synthesizes recent empirical work showing how our political motivations distort our choices and reasoning. Because participating in politics is not an effective way to do good, Freiman argues that we actually have a moral duty to \u003ci\u003edisengage\u003c\/i\u003e from politics and instead take direct action to make the world a better place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey Features: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMakes the case against a duty of political participation for a non-expert audience\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresupposes no knowledge of philosophy or political science and is written in a style free of technical jargon\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddresses the standard, much-repeated arguments for why one should vote (e.g., one shouldn't free ride on the efforts of others)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents the growing literature on politically motivated reasoning in an accessible and entertaining way\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers a significant amount of new ground in the debate over a duty of political participation (e.g., whether participating absolves us of our complicity in state injustice)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChallenges the increasingly popular argument from philosophers and economists that swing state voting is effective altruism\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses the therapeutic benefits of ignoring politics-it's good for you, your relationships, and society as a whole.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Freiman\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Philosophy at William \u0026amp; Mary. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eUnequivocal Justice \u003c\/i\u003e(2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415207329970,"sku":"9781138389007","price":51.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/060724fb4c542cbc2728e7f7acb05499.webp?v=1778373817","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/why-its-ok-to-ignore-politics-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}