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The Tyranny of Experts : Blowing the Whistle on the Cult of Expertise
Overview
More than ever, we rely on "experts" to tell us how to live - from the food we eat to raising our children to making love. In The Tyranny of Experts, Dr. Morris E. Chafetz argues that many of these authorities - scientists, public interest advocates, researchers, lawyers, physicians, psychologists, social workers, and others - seek to influence America's political, social, and moral climate far beyond the bounds of their specialized knowledge. Because they cater to our fears of an out-of-control world, we remain stunningly blind to their pervasive encroachment on the quality of our private lives. By exposing the experts' sleights of hand, Dr. Chafetz restores our common-sense ability to discover answers for ourselves.
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- ISBN-13: 9781568330648
- ISBN-10: 1568330642
- Publisher: Madison Books
- Publish Date: July 1996
- Dimensions: 9.27 x 6.2 x 0.84 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.97 pounds
- Page Count: 162
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