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The parasitic mind : how infectious ideas are killing common sense / Gad Saad.

Saad, Gad, (author.).

Summary:

"The West's commitment to freedom, reason, and true liberalism have become endangered by a series of viral forces in our society today. Renowned host of the popular YouTube show "The SAAD Truth", Dr. Gad Saad exposes how an epidemic of idea pathogens are spreading like a virus and killing common sense in the West. Serving as a powerful follow-up to Jordan Peterson's book 12 Rules for Life Dr. Saad unpacks what is really happening in progressive safe zones, why we need to be paying more attention to these trends, and what we must do to stop the spread of dangerous thinking. A professor at Concordia University who has witnessed this troubling epidemic first-hand, Dr. Saad dissects a multitude of these concerning forces (corrupt thought patterns, belief systems, attitudes, etc.) that have given rise to a stifling political correctness in our society and how these have created serious consequences that must be remedied--before it's too late"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781684512294 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: xvi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, 2021.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally published in hardcover: Washington, DC : Regnery Publishing, 2020.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
From Civil War to the battle of ideas -- Thinking versus feeling, truth versus hurt feelings -- Non-negotiable elements of a free and modern society -- Anti-science, anti-reason, and illiberal movements -- Campus lunacy : the rise of the social justice warrior -- Departures from reason : Ostrich Parasitic Syndrome -- How to seek truth : nomological networks of cumulative evidence -- Call to action.
Subject: Academic freedom > United States.
Conservatism > United States.
Freedom of expression > United States.
Ideology > United States.
Intellectual freedom > United States.
Liberalism > United States.
Political correctness > United States.
Right and left (Political science)
Social justice > United States.
United States > Social conditions > 21st century.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • Simon and Schuster
    "Read this book, strengthen your resolve, and help us all return to reason." —JORDAN PETERSON

    *USA TODAY NATIONAL BESTSELLER*


    There's a war against truth... and if we don't win it, intellectual freedom will be a casualty.

    The West’s commitment to freedom, reason, and true liberalism has never been more seriously threatened than it is today by the stifling forces of political correctness.

    Dr. Gad Saad, the host of the enormously popular YouTube show THE SAAD TRUTH, exposes the bad ideas—what he calls “idea pathogens”—that are killing common sense and rational debate. Incubated in our universities and spread through the tyranny of political correctness, these ideas are endangering our most basic freedoms—including freedom of thought and speech.

    The danger is grave, but as Dr. Saad shows, politically correct dogma is riddled with logical fallacies. We have powerful weapons to fight back with—if we have the courage to use them.

    A provocative guide to defending reason and intellectual freedom and a battle cry for the preservation of our fundamental rights, The Parasitic Mind will be the most controversial and talked-about book of the year.

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