Democracy and authenticity : towards a theory of public justification
Material type: TextPublication details: Cambridge ; Cambridge University Press, 2011Description: v, 439 pISBN: 9781107015333Subject(s): Democracy | Authenticity (Philosophy) | Liberalism | Political scienceDDC classification: 321.8 Summary: "Democracy and Authenticity examines a basic problem for liberal democracies. In a polity that is characterized by real diversity of identities and values, what kinds of justifications are appropriate for coercive government actions? In particular, this book argues that justifications that are based on particular religious or other doctrines that are not accessible to nonadherents cannot be a proper basis for government actions that affect everyone. Instead, the book develops a model of public justification that is intended to guide citizens in a liberal democracy through the work of creating a politics that satisfies their responsiblities to one another"--Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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BK | Kannur University Central Library Stack | Stack | 321.8 SCH/D (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 37795 |
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321.8 BUI Building global democracy? : civil society and accountable global governance | 321.8 GLO Global democracy : Normative and empirical perspecvies | 321.8 MAC/D Democracy defended | 321.8 SCH/D Democracy and authenticity : towards a theory of public justification | 321.809 54 KOT/R Rethinking democracy | 321.809 54 SUC Success of India's democracy | 321.809 54 SUC Success of Indian democracy |
"Democracy and Authenticity examines a basic problem for liberal democracies. In a polity that is characterized by real diversity of identities and values, what kinds of justifications are appropriate for coercive government actions? In particular, this book argues that justifications that are based on particular religious or other doctrines that are not accessible to nonadherents cannot be a proper basis for government actions that affect everyone. Instead, the book develops a model of public justification that is intended to guide citizens in a liberal democracy through the work of creating a politics that satisfies their responsiblities to one another"--
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