Criticism and Public Rationality MED074000 It is unique in providing

It is unique in providing an insider's view of how magic is practised in contemporary western culture

In embracing this principle

From reviews of the second edition: "Psychoanalysts will doubtless enthuse over this book" "The psychoanalysts have provided one of the few beacons in the otherwise unlit

and how they need it

Criticism and Public Rationality MED074000 It is unique in providingCriticism is at the heart of any political discussion, and criticism of old policies is central to the development of new ones. In its analysis of political decision making, this reissue, first published in 1991, examines the principles which control the process of policy criticism. It identifies two fundamental and related obstacles to this process: the privileged status accorded to 'professional judgement' and the conflicting philosophical ideas