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by John Ralston Saul · Penguin · tapa blanda · 224 pages
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En 'La civilización inconsciente', John Ralston Saul argumenta que nuestra sociedad se basa solo superficialmente en el individuo y la democracia. Cada vez más, es conformista y corporativista, una sociedad en la que la legitimidad reside en grupos de especialistas o de interés y las decisiones se toman mediante negociaciones constantes entre estos grupos. La paradoja de nuestra situación es que el conocimiento no nos ha hecho conscientes. En cambio, hemos buscado refugio en un mundo de ilusión donde el lenguaje está separado de la realidad. Reconectar el lenguaje con la realidad, aclarar lo que entendemos por individualismo y democracia, hacer que estas realidades sean fundamentales para la vida del ciudadano, identificar las ideologías para controlarlas, son algunos de los primeros elementos de equilibrio que Saul propone en estas conferencias.
John Ralston Saul is a Canadian writer, political philosopher, and public intellectual. Saul is most widely known for his writings on the nature of individualism, citizenship and the public good; the failures of manager-led societies; the confusion between leadership and managerialism; military strategy, in particular irregular warfare; the role of freedom of speech and culture; and critiques of the prevailing economic paradigm. He is a champion of freedom of expression and was the International President of PEN International, an association of writers. Saul is the co-founder and co-chair of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, a national charity promoting the inclusion of new citizens. He is also the co-founder and co-chair of 6 Degrees, the global forum for inclusion. Saul is also the husband to the former governor general Adrienne Clarkson, making him the Viceregal consort of Canada during most of her service (1999–2005).
