Philosophy and Democracy : An Anthology.
Title:
Philosophy and Democracy : An Anthology.
Author:
Christiano, Thomas.
ISBN:
9780195350401
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (370 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Contributors -- Introduction -- PART I. ARGUMENTS FOR THE INTRINSIC WORTH OF DEMOCRACY -- 1. Procedure and Substance in Deliberative Democracy -- 2. An Argument for Democratic Equality -- 3. Beyond Fairness and Deliberation: The Epistemic Dimension of Democratic Authority -- PART II. ARGUMENTS FOR THE MERELY INSTRUMENTAL WORTH OF DEMOCRACY -- 4. Democratic Rights at the National Level -- 5. What Is Equality? Part 4: Political Equality -- 6. The Market and the Forum: Three Varieties of Political Theory -- PART III. ECONOMIC CONCEPTIONS OF DEMOCRACY -- 7. Social Choice Theory and Constitutional Democracy -- 8. The Calculus of Consent -- 9. Rationality and the Justification of Democracy -- PART IV. CONSTITUTIONALISM -- 10. The Majoritarian Premise and Constitutionalism -- 11. Philosophy and Democracy -- 12. The Market as Prison -- PART V. MINORITIES -- 13. Polity and Group Difference: A Critique of the Ideal of Universal Citizenship -- 14. Democracy and Difference: Some Problems for Feminist Theory -- 15. Is Democracy Special? -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Y -- Z.
Abstract:
This volume collects some of the leading essays in contemporary democratic theory published in the past thirty years. The anthology presents the work of a select group of contributors (including Peter Singer, Joshua Cohen, Ronald Dworkin, Richard Arneson, and others) and covers many foundational approaches defended by scholars from a range of different disciplines. The chapters address many issues that are central to philosophical reflections on democracy, such as questions pertaining to deliberative and economic approaches, as well as to such topics as intrinsic fairness, the role of equality in relation to minority groups, and the limits of democracy. Covering representative work in economics, political science, legal theory, and philosophy, this comprehensive volume is suited to courses in political theory and political philosophy.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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