{"product_id":"9781350055995","title":"Tyranny of Opinion Conformity and the Future of Liberalism","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThink Now\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTyranny of Opinion\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eConformity and the Future of Liberalism\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRussell Blackford | James Garvey | Jeremy Stangroom\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Political\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe live in an age of ideology, propaganda, and tribalism. Political conformity is enforced from many sides; the insidious social control that John Stuart Mill called “the tyranny of the prevailing opinion and feeling.” Liberal or left-minded people are often more afraid of each other than of their conservative or right wing opponents. Social media and call-out-culture makes it easier to name, shame, ostracize and harass non-conformists, and destroys careers and lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow can we oppose this, regaining freedom and our sense of ourselves as individuals? \u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of Opinion\u003c\/i\u003e identifies the problem, defines its character, and proposes strategies of resistance. Russell Blackford calls for an end to ideological purity policing and for recommitment to the foundational liberal values of individual liberty and spontaneity, free inquiry, diverse opinion, and honest debate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRussell Blackford\u003c\/b\u003e is a philosopher, legal scholar, literary critic based at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFreedom of Religion and the Secular State \u003c\/i\u003e(2012), \u003ci\u003eHumanity Enhanced\u003c\/i\u003e (2014), \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Moral Authority \u003c\/i\u003e(2016) \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eScience Fiction and the Moral Imagination \u003c\/i\u003e(2017). In 2014, he was inducted as a Laureate of the International Academy of Humanism.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 October 2018\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350055995\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332529422476,"sku":"9781350055995","price":117.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_911db1b6-7a2d-4f07-bfe1-560c3c1e1a33.jpg?v=1783603846","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350055995","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}