Democracy Against Liberalism: Its Rise and Fall, Tucker Aviezer
Автор: Brennan Jason Название: Against Democracy ISBN: 0691178496 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691178493 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 19000.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
A bracingly provocative challenge to one of our most cherished ideas and institutions
Most people believe democracy is a uniquely just form of government. They believe people have the right to an equal share of political power. And they believe that political participation is good for us--it empowers us, helps us get what we want, and tends to make us smarter, more virtuous, and more caring for one another. These are some of our most cherished ideas about democracy. But Jason Brennan says they are all wrong.
In this trenchant book, Brennan argues that democracy should be judged by its results--and the results are not good enough. Just as defendants have a right to a fair trial, citizens have a right to competent government. But democracy is the rule of the ignorant and the irrational, and it all too often falls short. Furthermore, no one has a fundamental right to any share of political power, and exercising political power does most of us little good. On the contrary, a wide range of social science research shows that political participation and democratic deliberation actually tend to make people worse--more irrational, biased, and mean. Given this grim picture, Brennan argues that a new system of government--epistocracy, the rule of the knowledgeable--may be better than democracy, and that it's time to experiment and find out.
A challenging critique of democracy and the first sustained defense of the rule of the knowledgeable, Against Democracy is essential reading for scholars and students of politics across the disciplines.
Featuring a new preface that situates the book within the current political climate and discusses other alternatives beyond epistocracy, Against Democracy is a challenging critique of democracy and the first sustained defense of the rule of the knowledgeable.
Автор: J. Ferrero Название: Democracy against Neoliberalism in Argentina and Brazil ISBN: 1349484113 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349484119 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 60550.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the emergence of left-wing politics in two of the largest South American nations: Argentina and Brazil. It looks in particular at the transformation of democracy seen as "point of arrival" into democracy seen as an unending struggle for greater equality.
Timeless comedies on resisting tyranny from one of history's greatest comic playwrights.
Against Demagogues presents Robert C. Bartlett's new translations of Aristophanes' most overtly political works, the Acharnians and the Knights. In these fantastically inventive, raucous, and raunchy comedies, the powerful politician Cleon proves to be democracy's greatest opponent. With unrivalled power, both plays make clear the dangers to which democracies are prone, especially the threats posed by external warfare, internal division, and class polarization.
Combating the seductive allure of demagogues and the damage they cause, Against Demagogues disentangles Aristophanes' serious teachings from his many jokes and pratfalls, substantiating for modern readers his famous claim to "teach justice" while "making a comedy" of the city. The book features an interpretive essay for each play, expertly guiding readers through the most important plot points, explaining the significance of various characters, and shedding light on the meaning of the plays' often madcap episodes. Along with a contextualizing introduction, Bartlett offers extensive notes explaining the many political, literary, and religious references and allusions. Aristophanes' comedic skewering of the demagogue and his ruthless ambition--and of a community so ill-informed about the doings of its own government, so ready to believe in empty promises and idle flattery--cannot but resonate strongly with readers today around the world.
Автор: Saz Ismael, Box Zira, Morant Toni Название: Reactionary Nationalists, Fascists and Dictatorships in the Twentieth Century: Against Democracy ISBN: 3030224139 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030224134 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 121110.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: It presents these as transnational political cultures and examines the dictatorships and regimes in which these cultures played significant roles.
Автор: Anthoula Malkopoulou, Alexander Kirshner Название: Militant Democracy and Its Critics: Populism, Parties, Extremism ISBN: 1474445608 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474445603 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 116160.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Should representative governments restrict the democratic rights of their extremist opponents?
The first edited collection to boast an international group of political scientists, legal scholars and philosophers debating the urgent question of how to combat anti-democratic extremism
Asks whether it is permissable for representative governments to restrict the democratic rights of their extremist opponents
Argues both for and against militant democracy - policies that pre-emptively restrict the rights of antidemocratic movements
Militant Democracy refers to the defensive policies democracies use to respond to antidemocratic movements. Can defensive efforts that curtail rights of participation be consistent with democratic values? In this collection of essays, scholars from across politics, philosophy and law address the unresolved practical and theoretical questions concerning democracy and extremism. The collection provides an update to a key contemporary debate in democratic theory and asks us to reconsider the potential promise and costs of militant democracy.
Contributors
Damkj r Anne Bars e, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Giovanni Capoccia, University of Oxford, UK
Alexander Kirshner, Duke University, USA
Anthoula Malkopoulou, Uppsala University, Sweden
Jan-Werner M ller, Princeton University, USA
Ludvig Norman, The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Sweden
Bastiaan Rijpkema, Leiden University, Netherlands
Rovira Crist bal Kaltwasser, Diego Portales University, Chile
Stefan Rummens, KU Leuven, Belgium
Andr s Saj , Central European University, Hungary
Peter Stone, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
Svetlana Tyulkina, University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
Vincents Tore Olsen, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Автор: Irena Rosenthal Название: Democracy and Ontology: Agonism between Political Liberalism, Foucault and Psychoanalysis ISBN: 1509912215 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781509912216 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 95040.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book investigates the relationship between liberal democracies and ontology, that is, philosophical claims about the constitution of agents and the social world. Many philosophers argue that ontology needs to be avoided in political and legal philosophy. In fact, political liberalism, a highly influential paradigm founded by the philosopher John Rawls, makes the avoidance of ontology a core ambition of its 'political, non-metaphysical' program. In contrast to political liberalism, this book argues that attending to ontological disputes is essential to political and legal philosophy. Illuminating, criticizing, and developing ontological arguments not only enhances our understanding of justice, but also highlights key features of democratic citizenship. Three traditions of thought are brought together to back up this idea: political liberalism, the work of Michel Foucault, and the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud and Donald Winnicott. The book also investigates more concrete implications of ontological disputes by drawing on several case studies: a Dutch political-legal debate about greeting rituals; an American conflict about the legalization of religious freedom; and the struggles for resilience of two American social movement groups. Revised Dissertation. (Series: European Academy of Legal Theory Series) Subject: Legal Philosophy, Political Theory, Politics, Constitutional & Administrative Law]
Автор: Tucker Aviezer Название: Democracy Against Liberalism: Its Rise and Fall ISBN: 1509541209 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781509541201 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 47520.00 T Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ. Описание: Describing meetings with producers, agents, managers, hustlers, wannabes and famous celebrities, and how he overcame the host of problems encountered while trying to produce a movie, William Robert Carey`s humorous and confessional narrative illustrates why it takes a minor miracle, a cabinet of liquor and plenty of Pepto-Bismol to complete a film.
Автор: Kim Название: Public Reason Confucianism ISBN: 1107106222 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107106222 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 95040.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Public reason Confucianism is presented as the most attractive option in contemporary East Asian societies. It is a particular style of Confucian democratic perfectionism in which comprehensive Confucianism is connected with perfectionism and is fully compatible with values such as popular sovereignty, political equality, and the right to political participation.
Автор: Disch Lisa Название: Constructivist turn in political representation ISBN: 1474442609 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781474442602 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 105600.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This edited volume provides the first comprehensive introduction to and critical exploration of the "constructivist turn" in political representation, the reorientation of scholarship on mass democracy toward the constitutive or mobilizing aspects of political representation.
Автор: Paul O. Carrese Название: Democracy in Moderation: Montesquieu, Tocqueville, and Sustainable Liberalism ISBN: 1107548365 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107548367 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 33790.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Democracy in Moderation views constitutional liberal democracy as grounded in a principle of avoiding extremes and striking the right balance among its defining principles of liberty, equality, religion, and sustainable order, thus tempering tendencies toward sectarian excess.
Автор: Sungmoon Kim Название: Public Reason Confucianism: Democratic Perfectionism and Constitutionalism in East Asia ISBN: 1107514010 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781107514010 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 32730.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Public reason Confucianism is presented as the most attractive option in contemporary East Asian societies. It is a particular style of Confucian democratic perfectionism in which comprehensive Confucianism is connected with perfectionism and is fully compatible with values such as popular sovereignty, political equality, and the right to political participation.
Автор: Irena Rosenthal Название: Democracy and Ontology: Agonism between Political Liberalism, Foucault and Psychoanalysis ISBN: 1509938281 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781509938285 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 36950.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This book investigates the relationship between liberal democracies and ontology, that is, philosophical claims about the constitution of agents and the social world. Many philosophers argue that ontology needs to be avoided in political and legal philosophy. In fact, political liberalism, a highly influential paradigm founded by the philosopher John Rawls, makes the avoidance of ontology a core ambition of its ‘political, non-metaphysical’ programme. In contrast to political liberalism, this book argues that attending to ontological disputes is essential to political and legal philosophy. Illuminating, criticising and developing ontological arguments does not only enhance our understanding of justice, but also highlights key features of democratic citizenship. The argument is built up by bringing together three traditions of thought that have so far not been confronted with one another: political liberalism, the work of Michel Foucault, and the psychoanalytic theories of Sigmund Freud and Donald Winnicott. The book also investigates more concrete implications of ontological disputes by drawing on several case studies: a Dutch political-legal debate about greeting rituals; an American conflict about the legalisation of religious freedom; and the struggles for resilience of two American social movement groups.
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