Philosophy and democracy : an anthology

Philosophy and democracy : an anthology / edited by Thomas Christiano.

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 app...

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Other Authors: Christiano, Thomas
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Subjects:
Democracy > Philosophy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Democracy > Philosophy
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Table of Contents:
  • Procedure and substance in deliberative democracy / Joshua Cohen
  • An argument for Democratic equality / Thomas Christiano
  • Beyond fairness and deliberation: the epistemic dimension of democratic authority / David Estlund
  • Democratic rights at the national level / Richard Arneson
  • What is equality? Part 4: Political Equality / Ronald Dworkin
  • The market and the forum: three varieties of political theory / Jon Elster
  • Social choice theory and constitutional democracy / William Riker
  • The calculus of consent / James Buchanan and Gordon Tullock
  • Rationality and the justification of democracy / Jules Coleman
  • The majoritarian premise and constitutionalism / Ronald Dworkin
  • Philosophy and democracy / Michael Walzer
  • The market as prison / Charles Lindblom
  • Polity and group difference: a critique of the ideal of universal citizenship / Iris Marion Young
  • Democracy and difference: some problems for feminist theory / Anne Phillips
  • Is democracy special? / Brian Barry.

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