Persuasion And Compulsion In Democracy

Author : Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley,Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780739178782

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Persuasion and Compulsion in Democracy by Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley,Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński Pdf

This collection of essays focuses on the roles that coercion and persuasion should play in contemporary democratic political systems or societies. A number of the authors advocate new approaches to this question, offering various critiques of the dominant classical liberalism views of political justification, freedom, tolerance and the political subject. A major concern is with the conversational character of democracy. Given the problematic and ambiguous status of the many differences present in contemporary society, the authors seek to alert us to the danger, that an emphasis on reasonable consensus will conceal exclusion in practice of some contending positions. The voices of vulnerable peoples can be unconsciously or even deliberately silenced by various institutional processes and operating procedures and a strong media influence can change the tenor of conversations and even lead to deception. To counter these factors, a number of the essays, in differing ways, urge the fostering of local community conversations or democratic agoras so that democratic debate and conversation might maintain the vitality necessary to a strong democratic system.

Author : Gus DiZerega
Publisher : Hampton Press (NJ)
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015048568029

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Persuasion, Power and Polity by Gus DiZerega Pdf

This interpretation of classical sources of democratic theory describes routes to self-government. It meshes interpretations of Aristotle's political and ethical writings and the republican ideals of Jefferson and Madison with insights derived from modern sciences of complexity.

Author : Zac Gershberg,Sean Illing
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226818900

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The Paradox of Democracy by Zac Gershberg,Sean Illing Pdf

A thought-provoking history of communications that challenges ideas about freedom of speech and democracy. At the heart of democracy lies a contradiction that cannot be resolved, one that has affected free societies since their advent: Though freedom of speech and media has always been a necessary condition of democracy, that very freedom is also its greatest threat. When new forms of communication arrive, they often bolster the practices of democratic politics. But the more accessible the media of a society, the more susceptible that society is to demagoguery, distraction, and spectacle. Tracing the history of media disruption and the various responses to it over time, Zac Gershberg and Sean Illing reveal how these changes have challenged democracy—often with unsettling effects. The Paradox of Democracy captures the deep connection between communication and political culture, from the ancient art of rhetoric and the revolutionary role of newspapers to liberal broadcast media and the toxic misinformation of the digital public sphere. With clear-eyed analysis, Gershberg and Illing show that our contemporary debates over media, populism, and cancel culture are not too different from the democratic cultural experiences of the past. As we grapple with a fast-changing, hyper-digital world, they prove democracy is always perched precipitously on a razor’s edge, now as ever before.

Author : J. Michael Sproule
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0521470226

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Propaganda and Democracy by J. Michael Sproule Pdf

A study of propaganda in relation to twentieth-century democracy.

Author : Matthew R. Christ,Matthew Robert Christ
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2006-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521864329

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The Bad Citizen in Classical Athens by Matthew R. Christ,Matthew Robert Christ Pdf

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Author : Randall Auxier,Eli Kramer,Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780739195093

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Rorty and Beyond by Randall Auxier,Eli Kramer,Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski Pdf

For better or worse, Rorty has shaped the trajectory of academic philosophy. A decade after his passing, his legacy is ever present, especially in context of the growth of the far right, the struggle over the meaning of justice and equity, and the ecological crises we face. Edited by Randall Auxier, Eli Kramer, and Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński, Rorty and Beyond brings together leading international philosophers from the United States and Europe to reevaluate Rorty’s legacy and explore what lies beyond his life and work. This collection covers a diverse territory, exploring Rorty’s legacy regarding theories of truth, accounts of nature and naturalism, the historical situation of professional philosophy, the private and public aspects of religion, the place of literature in cultural politics, and points beyond Rorty, such as what we may hope for after his critical attack on certainty and ultimacy. Scholars, specialists, and those new to Rorty will all find insight, useful criticism, and edification in this volume.

Author : Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-10
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781498509473

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Values, Valuations, and Axiological Norms in Richard Rorty's Neopragmatism by Krzysztof Piotr Skowronski Pdf

Values, Valuations, and Axiological Norms in Richard Rorty's Neopragmatism sympathetically discusses Richard Rorty's neopragmatist philosophy. This book brings together a range of interpretations and possibilities on a variety of humanistic topics, including philosophy, literature, culture, film, economics, social issues, politics, and more. Skowroński involves the work of philosophers such as Kant, Dewey, Santayana, and Kołakowski as he delves into various philosophical problems using the lens of Rorty’s neopragmatist thought.

Author : Kenneth W. Stikkers,Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351687232

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Philosophy in the Time of Economic Crisis by Kenneth W. Stikkers,Krzysztof Piotr Skowroński Pdf

For over 2000 years, economics was studied in the West as a branch of ethics, or moral philosophy. Presently, though, few economists and no textbook in economic orthodoxy claim any close connection between economic science and philosophy. However, might the current ‘crises’ in economics, and in the economics profession have their deep roots in the separation of economics from philosophy and ethics? American pragmatism, among the various contemporary philosophic traditions, lends itself specially to dialogue with economics because of its view of philosophy as an instrument for solving the real, concrete problems of human life, both personal and social. The essays in this volume, drawing heavily on the tradition of pragmatism, suggest that the economic crises of our time (the 2008 collapse of real estate and finance markets) might not be merely technical in nature - that is, the result of faulty applications of economic tools by politicians and policy makers, based up conventional economic models - but also due to the faulty philosophical assumptions underlying those models. These essays suggest that the overcoming of our current economic crises requires that economists once again become moral philosophers, or that philosophers once again engage themselves in economic matters. In either case, this volume aims to foster dialogue between the two disciplines and in that way, contribute to the improvement of contemporary economic life. This book is suitable for those who study political economy, economic theory and economic philosophy.

Author : Peter Augustine Lawler
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0739107623

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Democracy and Its Friendly Critics by Peter Augustine Lawler Pdf

In this edited collection, Peter Lawler presents a lucid and comprehensive introduction to a diverse set of political issues according to Tocqueville. Democracy and Its Friendly Critics addresses a variety of modern political and social concerns, such as the moral dimension of democracy, the theoretical challenges to democracy in our time, the religious dimension of liberty, and the meaning of work in contemporary American Life. Taking innovative and unexpected approaches toward familiar topics, the essays present engaging insights into a democratic society, and the contributors include some of today's leading figures in political philosophy. No other collection on Tocqueville addresses contemporary American political issues in such a direct and accessible fashion, making this book a valuable resource for the study of political theory in America.

Author : Patrick N. Cain,Stephen Patrick Sims,Stephen A. Block
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781793621603

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Democracy and the History of Political Thought by Patrick N. Cain,Stephen Patrick Sims,Stephen A. Block Pdf

This volume provides a fresh perspective on current democratic theory and practice by recovering the rich evaluations of democracy in the history of political thought. Each author addresses a single thinker’s reflections on the virtues and defects of democracy and the relationship between democracy and other regimes. Together, these essays explore the tensions within the democratic way of life that arise from an attachment to equality, liberty, citizenship, law, and the divine. Above all, this work aims at recovering a more complex understanding of democracy, connecting the perennial questions of political philosophy to the perplexities and crises of modern democracy.

Author : John Dewey
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781473382800

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Democracy and Education by John Dewey Pdf

This antiquarian volume contains a comprehensive treatise on democracy and education, being an introduction to the 'philosophy of education'. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting expositions and thought-provoking assertions, this volume will appeal to those with an interest in the role of education in society, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'Education as a Necessity of Life'; 'Education as a Social Function'; 'Education as Direction'; 'Education as Growth'; 'Preparation, Unfolding, and Formal Discipline'; 'Education as Conservative and Progressive'; 'The Democratic Conception in Education'; 'Aims in Education', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage book now complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

Author : Mao Tse-Tung
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786633422

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On Practice and Contradiction by Mao Tse-Tung Pdf

The writings that underpinned the Chinese revolution, introduced by Slavoj Žižek These early philosophical writings underpinned the Chinese revolutions, and Mao’s clarion call to insurrection has lost none of its ability to stir the blood and stimulate the mind. Drawing on a dizzying array of references from contemporary culture and politics, Slavoj Žižek’s introduction reaches unsettling conclusions about the place of Mao’s thought in the revolutionary canon.

Author : Plato
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 573 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2022-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : EAN:8596547026365

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Laws by Plato Pdf

The Laws is Plato's last, longest, and perhaps, most famous work. It presents a conversation on political philosophy between three elderly men: an unnamed Athenian, a Spartan named Megillus, and a Cretan named Clinias. They worked to create a constitution for Magnesia, a new Cretan colony that would make all of its citizens happy and virtuous. In this work, Plato combines political philosophy with applied legislation, going into great detail concerning what laws and procedures should be in the state. For example, they consider whether drunkenness should be allowed in the city, how citizens should hunt, and how to punish suicide. The principles of this book have entered the legislation of many modern countries and provoke a great interest of philosophers even in the 21st century.

Author : Auberon Edward William Molyneux Herbert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Anarchism
ISBN : HARVARD:32044080034283

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The Right and Wrong of Compulsion by the State by Auberon Edward William Molyneux Herbert Pdf

Author : Jonathan J. Price,Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 446 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780429656354

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Text and Intertext in Greek Epic and Drama by Jonathan J. Price,Rachel Zelnick-Abramovitz Pdf

This collection presents 19 interconnected studies on the language, history, exegesis, and cultural setting of Greek epic and dramatic poetic texts ("Text") and their afterlives ("Intertext") in Antiquity. Spanning texts from Hittite archives to Homer to Greek tragedy and comedy to Vergil to Celsus, the studies here were all written by friends and colleagues of Margalit Finkelberg who are experts in their particular fields, and who have all been influenced by her work. The papers offer close readings of individual lines and discussion of widespread cultural phenomena. Readers will encounter Hittite precedents to the Homeric poems, characters in ancient epic analysed by modern cognitive theory, the use of Homer in Christian polemic, tragic themes of love and murder, a history of the Sphinx, and more. Text and Intertext in Greek Epic and Drama offers a selection of fascinating essays exploring Greek epic, drama, and their reception and adaption by other ancient authors, and will be of interest to anyone working on Greek literature.