Overview
Revisits the concept of democracy and how it is generally measured
Presents a commentary on the state of democracy in some of the world’s leading democracies
Aims to challenge the human mind and ecourage critical insights into global sustainabilty
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About this book
This book comments on growing authoritarianism in democracy and suggests how it ought to be instead. It asks if some degree of authoritarianism is the need of the hour to address potentially existential issues facing the human race. Readers are encouraged to analyse the state of democracy in their own countries and verify if it meets their expectations, or if it is just a myth or an imposter, or a necessary but imperfect compulsion in the absence of a perfect alternative. The book presents a commentary on the state of democracy in some of the world’s leading democracies. It aims to challenge the human mind, which seems to be getting accustomed to not having to think, thanks to a constant bombardment of information—real and fake and in-between—that it receives through social and print media, which is freely accessible through smartphone to which it has become addicted. It discusses how the drivers of capitalism – through their business-like connections with powerful and influential politicians and celebrities—could be cleverly manipulating the gullible human mind and exploiting the system to their own material benefit.
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About the author
Bill K. Koul is an engineer by profession and an author by passion. He has worked on numerous infrastructure projects globally in his more than 35-year long engineering career. As an author, this is his ninth published book. He writes on a range of topic related to humanities, such as human wellness, education, philosophy, human and environmental sustainability and politics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Authoritative Democracies
Book Subtitle: Need or capitalistic greed?
Authors: Bill K. Koul
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2061-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-2060-8Published: 23 July 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-2063-9Published: 23 July 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-2061-5Published: 22 July 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIX, 370
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Social Philosophy, Critical Thinking, Political Philosophy, Human Geography