Calling for a renewed commitment to and faith in American political and civic life, a blueprint for a sound society assesses the satisfaction of social and political reengagement as it examines such topics as the breakdown of the political process and the ethical and legal complexities of technological development. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. Preface
xi
Introduction
3(6)
Avoiding the World
9(29)
The Absence of Politics
38(39)
The Practice of the Public
77(52)
The Law of the Land: Political Choice and Attentiveness
129(32)
The Neighbor and the Machine: Technology and Responsibility
161(24)
Irony and Ecstasy
185(24)
Afterword to the Vintage Edition
209(6)
Acknowledgments
215(2)
Selected Bibliography
217(6)
Index
223
