TY - BOOK AU - Delaney,Tim TI - Darkened enlightenment: the deterioration of democracy, human rights, and rational thought in the twenty-first century SN - 9781003027096 AV - H61.15 U1 - 300.1 23 PY - 2020/// CY - New York PB - Routledge KW - Social sciences KW - Philosophy KW - Philosophy, Modern KW - 21st century KW - Democracy KW - Populism KW - Elite (Social sciences) KW - Power (Social sciences) KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General KW - bisacsh N2 - "The premise of Darkened Enlightenment is to highlight the fact that there currently exist a number of socio-political forces that have the design, or ultimate consequence, of trying to extinguish the light of reason and rationality. The book presents a critique of modernity and provides a socio-political and cultural analysis of world society in the early twenty-first century. Specifically, this analysis examines the deterioration of democracy, human rights, and rational thought. Key features include a combination of academic analysis that draws on numerous and specific examples of the growing darkness that surrounds us along with a balanced practical, everyday-life approach to the study of the socio-political world we live in through the use of popular culture references and featured boxes. The general audience will also be intrigued by these same topics that concern academics including: a discussion on the meaning of "fake news;" attacks on the media and a declaration of the news media as the "enemy of the people;" the rise of populism and nationalism around the world; the deterioration of freedom and human rights globally; the growing economic disparity between the rich and the poor; attempts to devalue education; a growing disbelief in science; attacks on the environment; pseudoscience as a by-product of unreasoned and irrational thinking; the political swamp; the power elites and the deep state; and the variations of Big Business that impact our daily lives. This book will make a great contribution to such fields as sociology, philosophy, political science, environmental science, public administration, economics, psychology, and cultural studies"-- UR - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003027096 UR - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf ER -