Description: Rational Choice and Democratic Deliberation by Guido Pincione, Fernando R. Tesón In public political deliberation, people will err and lie in accordance with definite patterns. Such discourse failure results from behavior that is instrumentally and epistemically rational. This book proposes to reduce the scope of majoritarian politics and enlarge markets, offering a comprehensive critique of theories of deliberative democracy. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In public political deliberation, people will err and lie in accordance with definite patterns. Such discourse failure results from behavior that is both instrumentally and epistemically rational. The deliberative practices of a liberal democracy (let alone repressive or non-democratic societies) cannot be improved so as to overcome the tendency for rational citizens to believe and say things at odds with reliable propositions of social science. The theory has several corollaries. One is that much contemporary political philosophy can be seen as an unsuccessful attempt to vindicate, on symbolic and moral grounds, the forms that discourse failure take on in public political deliberation. Another is that deliberative practices cannot be rescued even on non-epistemic grounds, such as social peace, impartiality, participation, and equality. To alleviate discourse failure, this book proposes to reduce the scope of majoritarian politics and enlarge markets. Author Biography Guido Pincione is professor of Law and Professor of Philosophy at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires. He has been a visiting scholar at the Center for Ethics and Public Affairs, Murphy Institute, Tulane University and at the Social Philosophy and Policy Center, Bowling Green State University. Fernando R. Teson is a leading scholar in the field of international law and ethics. He is the author of Humanitarian Intervention and A Philosophy of International Law. Table of Contents 1. Introduction; 2. The epistemic argument for deliberation; 3. The rational choice framework; 4. The resilience of discourse failure; 5. Symbolism in political argument; 6. Discourse failure and political morality; 7. Non-epistemic defenses of deliberation; 8. Deliberation, consent, and majority rule; 9. Overcoming discourse failure: voluntary communities. Promotional This book offers a comprehensive and sustained critique of theories of deliberative democracy. Promotional "Headline" This book offers a comprehensive and sustained critique of theories of deliberative democracy. Description for Bookstore In public political deliberation, people will err and lie in accordance with definite patterns. Such discourse failure results from behavior that is instrumentally and epistemically rational. This book proposes to reduce the scope of majoritarian politics and enlarge markets, offering a comprehensive critique of theories of deliberative democracy. Description for Library In public political deliberation, people will err and lie in accordance with definite patterns. Such discourse failure results from behavior that is instrumentally and epistemically rational. This book proposes to reduce the scope of majoritarian politics and enlarge markets, offering a comprehensive critique of theories of deliberative democracy. Details ISBN0521862698 Author Fernando R. Tesón Short Title RATIONAL CHOICE & DEMOCRATIC D Publisher Cambridge University Press Language English ISBN-10 0521862698 ISBN-13 9780521862691 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 321.801 Year 2006 Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle A Theory of Discourse Failure Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Illustrations black & white illustrations DOI 10.1604/9780521862691 UK Release Date 2006-07-24 AU Release Date 2006-07-24 NZ Release Date 2006-07-24 Pages 272 Publication Date 2006-07-24 Alternative 9780511720178 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:98311071;
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