Deliberative democracy: A sympathetic comment
Deliberative democracy: A sympathetic comment
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1088-4963.2000.00371.x
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发表时间:
2000-09-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Freeman, S
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作者:
Freeman, S
As with many novel ideas in philosophy, accounts of deliberative democracy have so proliferated that many wonder whether there is anything to the idea. But deliberative democracy has become more than just another popular label that philosophers attach to different ideas (although this happens). Discussion also has gone beyond the point where what unites philosophers who affirm the idea is more than just their rejection of some entrenched view. At this stage there are several fairly well-defined areas of agreement (and disagreement) among the proponents of deliberative democracy. The aim of this essay is to discuss these, and to discuss the more distinctive arguments offered in support of a deliberative democracy. This is not a comprehensive review of the literature nor even a critical review of the contents of the volumes under discussion. Rather, my purpose will be achieved if I can clarify some of the main ideas and arguments that distinguish deliberative democracy from other conceptions.