Phantom Public
Start Publishing PD · Print & ebook · May 22, 2024
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- Genres
- Media, Politics & the Internet, Political Philosophy, Democracy
- Published
- Start Publishing PD, May 22, 2024
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The Phantom Public was Lippman's most towering achievement influencing political thought for decades to come. In it Lippman posits that the public exists merely as an illusion myth and inevitably a phantom; that the common man cannot be expected to know enough about events entirely beyond their control to cast an informed and meaningful vote.
Political Tensions
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- libertarian and liberal tensions
- a classic political lens
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- layered political thought
- list-driven discovery
Where it sits
| Political Philosophy | 38% |
|---|---|
| Media, Politics & the Internet | 21% |
| Democracy | 18% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Propaganda
- Authors
- Walter Lippmann
- Publisher
- Start Publishing PD
- Published
- May 22, 2024
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Propaganda