Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 843 Lippmann, Walter 1889 1974 Public Opinion Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Opinion_(book) Produced by David Phillips, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Public Opinion" by Walter Lippmann is a significant intellectual work written in the early 20th century. This book explores the complexities of public opinion formation, examining how people's perceptions of reality are shaped by the images and stereotypes they hold, often based on incomplete information. Lippmann delves into the implications of these perceptions for democracy, governance, and social interaction, suggesting that the understanding of public opinion is crucial for the functioning of a healthy society. The opening of "Public Opinion" introduces the reader to the concept of how individuals perceive the world through a "pseudo-environment." Lippmann references the allegory of Plato's cave to illustrate how people are often imprisoned by their limited perceptions, mistaking shadows for reality. He discusses how historical events, such as the onset of World War I, revealed significant gaps between what people believed to be true and the actual circumstances. By drawing attention to the role of communication and media in shaping public perception, Lippmann sets the stage for a deeper exploration into the factors that influence opinion formation and the potential consequences for political discourse and decision-making. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Social psychology United States -- Politics and government Public opinion Public opinion -- United States Social psychology -- United States HM Text Category: Sociology Category: Politics Category: Journalism/Media/Writing 675776 2025-07-03T07:43:42.576419 text/html 675597 2025-01-09T23:12:04.457409 text/html 318161 2025-07-03T07:43:49.889330 application/epub+zip 327949 2025-07-03T07:43:44.460368 application/epub+zip 327948 2025-07-03T07:43:43.260382 application/epub+zip 548703 2025-07-03T07:43:54.582414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507106 2025-07-03T07:43:49.207354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475088 2022-09-03T11:57:52.315215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 645412 2025-07-03T07:43:42.163413 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 664457 2014-10-03T07:06:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 664453 2014-10-03T07:06:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20477 2025-07-03T07:43:54.710360 application/rdf+xml 11502 2025-07-03T07:43:43.851383 image/jpeg 3132 2025-07-03T07:43:43.603424 image/jpeg 245841 2014-10-03T07:06:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 245773 2014-10-03T07:06:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 311564 2025-07-03T07:43:42.628401 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia