New Books in Intellectual History

Enlightened Cynicism: Should We Be More Cynical Than We Are?

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Trust in government, media, organized religion, businesses and even democracy is at historic lows. But what if the answer to declining faith in institutions isn’t more hope, but more cynicism?

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  • Sharon Stanley, Professor of Political Science at the University of Memphis and the author of The French Enlightenment and the Emergence of Modern Cynicism.
  • David Mazella, Professor of English at the University of Houston and the author of The Making of Modern Cynicism

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