Does Truth Matter? Democracy and Public Space /
On the political level many seem to agree that democracy doesnt need foundations, nor are its citizens expected to discuss the worth or truth of their comprehensive conceptions of the good life. And yet we still call upon truth when we participate in defining the basic structure of our society an...
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Dordrecht :
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2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements. 1 Truth and Public Space. Setting out Some Signposts, R. Geenens, R. Tinnevelt
- I. The epistemic value of democracy. 2 Epistemic Proceduralism and Democratic Authority, D. Estlund. 3. Truth and Democracy: Pragmatism and the Deliberative Virtues, C. Misak. 4. Folk Epistemology and the Justification of Democracy, R. B. Talisse 5. Truth and Power in Modern Politics, P. Raynaud
- II. Institutionalizing democracy. 6. Truth and Trust in Democratic Epistemology, M. Festenstein. 7. The People versus the Truth: Democratic Illusions, G. Newey
- III. The physical spaces of democracy. 8. Does Democracy require Physical Public Space? J.R. Parkinson. 9. Cities as Spaces of Democracy: Complexity, Scale, and Governance, M. Low. 10. Semi-public Spaces: The Spatial Logic of Institutions, B. Verschaffel
- IV. Transnational democracy. 11. Democratization through Transnational Publics: Deliberative Inclusion across Borders, J. Bohman. 12. Conceptualizing the Power of Transnational Agents: Pragmatism and International Public Spheres, M. Cochran. Contributors. Index.