What is the relationship between democracy and critical thinking? What must a citizen in a democracy know to make the word democracy meaningful? In A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense, historian and educator Normand Baillargeon provides readers with the tools to see through the spin and jargon of everyday politics and news reporting in order to decide for themselves what is at stake and how to ask the necessary questions to protect themselves from the manipulations of the government and the media. Whether the issue be the call to what we’re told will be a bloodless war, the "debate" around Intelligent Design, or the meaning of a military expenditure, Baillargeon teaches readers to evaluate information and sort fact from official and media spin.

A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense: Find Your Inner Chomsky

History

BAILLARGEON, Normand

Americas

Seven Stories Press

With the rise of the global protestor—from Arab Spring to the Occupy movement—the term "anarchist" has been littered throughout mainstream media as never before. But just as frequently, its definition is skewed or left wanting: anarchists are painted as nihilists, supporters of chaos, or even terrorists. In Order without Power, an informative primer, Normand Baillargeon thoroughly defines anarchism and recounts its long history. In outlining the forerunners of this movement, he illuminates the differences between collectivists, federalists, communists, syndicalists, and further strains such as anarcho-feminism, pacifist anarchism, and religious anarchism. With sharp examples and concise, lively language, Baillargeon describes the contributions from early anarchists like William Godwin, Max Stirner, Pierre Joseph Proudhon, Mikhail Bakunin, and Pierre Kropotkin, through Noam Chomsky, as well as the uprisings, struggles, revolts, and revolutions that tested or expanded the theories. From the International Workingmen’s Association to Haymarket, from the Russian Revolution to May 1968, Baillargeon unpacks anarchism’s position on various issues and reveals this political theory’s vibrant heart: anti authoritarianism, or the rational and conscious refusal of any form of illegitimate authority and power.

Order Without Power: An Introduction to Anarchism: History and Current Challenges

Military

Rédigé dans une langue claire et accessible et illustré par Charb, cet ouvrage constitue une véritable initiation à la pensée critique, plus que jamais indispensable à quiconque veut assurer son autodéfense intellectuelle. On y trouvera d’abord un large survol des outils fondamentaux que doit maîtriser tout penseur critique : le langage, la logique, la rhétorique, les nombres, les probabilités, la statistique etc. ; ceux-ci sont ensuite appliqués à la justification des croyances dans trois domaines cruciaux : l’expérience personnelle, la science et les médias. « Si nous avions un vrai système d’éducation, on y donnerait des cours d’autodéfense intellectuelle. » ― Noam Chomsky

Petit cours d'autodéfense intellectuelle

Politics & Social Sciences

CHARB

Social Sciences

LUX CANADA

LES CHIENS ONT SOIF

Enseigner au Québec (French Edition)

Reference

ENTRETIENS AVEC CHOMSKY

BERSAMIAN, David

Politics & Government

ECOSOCIETE

Sève et sang - Chants et poèmes de révolte et d'espoir (Poésie) (French Edition)

MEMOIRE ENCRIER

PROPOS SUR L'EDUCATION

M-EDITEUR

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