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The phantom public

Walter Lippmann

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Society & culture Philosophy & Ethics Sociology Politics

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1. Front matter 2. Chapter I THE DISENCHANTED MAN 3. Chapter II THE UNATTAINABLE IDEAL 4. Chapter III AGENTS AND BYSTANDERS 5. Chapter IV WHAT THE PUBLIC DOES 6. Chapter V THE NEUTRALIZATION OF ARBITRARY FORCE 7. Chapter VI THE QUESTION ARISTOTLE ASKED 8. Chapter VII THE NATURE OF A PROBLEM 9. Chapter VIII SOCIAL CONTRACTS 10. Chapter IX THE TWO QUESTIONS BEFORE THE PUBLIC 11. Chapter X THE MAIN VALUE OF PUBLIC DEBATE 12. Chapter XI THE DEFECTIVE RULE 13. Chapter XII THE CRITERIA OF REFORM 14. Chapter XIII THE PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC OPINION 15. Chapter XIV SOCIETY IN ITS PLACE 16. Chapter XV ABSENTEE RULERS 17. Chapter XVI THE REALMS OF DISORDER 18. INDEX

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