Description: Social (In)justice by Helen Pluckrose, James Lindsay, Rebecca Christiansen "This book is based on Cynical Theories: How Activist Scholarship Made Everything about Race, Gender, and Identity--and Why This Harms Everybody by Helen Pluckrose and James Lindsay, first published by Pitchstone Publishing in 2020"--Verso. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is a book about ideas. Specifically, this is a book about the evolution of a certain set of ideas, and how these ideas have come to dominate every important discussion about race, gender, and identity today. Have you heard someone refer to language as literal violence, or say that science is sexist? Or declare that being obese is healthy, or that there is no such thing as biological sex? Or that valuing hard work, individualism, and even punctuality is evidence of white supremacy? Or that only certain people-depending on their race, gender, or identity-should be allowed to wear certain clothes or hairstyles, cook certain foods, write certain characters, or play certain roles? If so, then youve encountered these ideas. As this reader-friendly adaptation of the internationally acclaimed bestseller Cynical Theories explains, however, the truth is that many of these ideas are recent inventions, are not grounded in scientific fact, and do not account for the sheer complexity of social reality and human experience. In fact, these beliefs often deny and even undermine the very principles on which liberal democratic societies are built-the very ideas that have allowed for unprecedented human progress, lifted standards of living across the world, and given us the opportunity and right to consider and debate these ideas in the first place! Ultimately, this is a book about what it truly means to have a just and equal society-and how best to get there.Cynical Theories is a Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller. Named a 2020 Book of the Year by The Times, Sunday Times, and Financial Times, it is being translated into more than fifteen languages. Author Biography Helen Pluckrose is a liberal political and cultural writer and the founder of Counterweight (counterweightsupport.com). A participant in the Grievance Studies Affair probe that highlighted problems in social justice scholarship, she is today an exile from the humanities, where she researched late medieval and early modern religious writing by and for women. She lives in England and can be found on Twitter @HPluckrose.James Lindsay is a mathematician with a background in physics and founder of New Discourses (newdiscourses.com). He is interested in the psychology of religion, authoritarianism, and extremism. He led the Grievance Studies Affair probe that made international headlines in 2018, including the front page of the New York Times. He lives in Tennessee and can be found on Twitter @ConceptualJames.Rebecca Christiansen is a novelist and essayist. Her debut YA novel, Maybe in Paris, was released in 2017, and she has several popular stories published on Wattpad. She lives in Canada and can be found on Twitter and Wattpad at @rebeccarightnow. Long Description This is a book about ideas. Specifically, this is a book about the evolution of a certain set of ideas, and how these ideas have come to dominate every important discussion about race, gender, and identity today. Have you heard someone refer to language as literal violence, or say that science is sexist? Or declare that being obese is healthy, or that there is no such thing as biological sex? Or that valuing hard work, individualism, and even punctuality is evidence of white supremacy? Or that only certain people--depending on their race, gender, or identity--should be allowed to wear certain clothes or hairstyles, cook certain foods, write certain characters, or play certain roles? If so, then youve encountered these ideas. As this reader-friendly adaptation of the internationally acclaimed bestseller Cynical Theories explains, however, the truth is that many of these ideas are recent inventions, are not grounded in scientific fact, and do not account for the sheer complexity of social reality and human experience. In fact, these beliefs often deny and even undermine the very principles on which liberal democratic societies are built--the very ideas that have allowed for unprecedented human progress, lifted standards of living across the world, and given us the opportunity and right to consider and debate these ideas in the first place! Ultimately, this is a book about what it truly means to have a just and equal society--and how best to get there. Cynical Theories is a Wall Street Journal , USA Today , and Publishers Weekly bestseller. Named a 2020 Book of the Year by The Times , Sunday Times , and Financial Times , it is being translated into more than fifteen languages. Details ISBN1634312236 Short Title Social (In)justice Language English ISBN-10 1634312236 ISBN-13 9781634312233 Format Hardcover Pages 248 Year 2022 Publisher Pitchstone Publishing Imprint Pitchstone Publishing Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2022-01-18 US Release Date 2022-01-18 UK Release Date 2022-01-18 Author Rebecca Christiansen Publication Date 2022-01-18 Subtitle Why Many Popular Answers to Important Questions of Race, Gender, and Identity Are Wrong--and How to Know Whats Right: A Reader-Friendly Remix of Cynical Theories DEWEY 303.37201 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-04-25 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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Book Title: Social (In)justice: Why Many Popular Answers to Important Questions of Race, Gender, and Identity Are Wrong--and How to Know What's Right: A Reader-Friendly Remix of Cynical Theories
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Author: Helen Pluckrose, James Lindsay, Rebecca Christiansen
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Pitchstone Publishing
Publication Year: 2022
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
