The Deliberative Impulse : Motivating Discourse in Divided Societies.
Andrew F. Smith argues that citizens of divided societies have three powerful incentives to engage in public deliberation_in free, open, and reasoned dialogue aimed at contributing to the establishment of well-developed laws. When contesting for political influence, or pursuing the enshrinement of o...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham :
Lexington Books,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Ebook Central Academic Complete |
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| Summary: | Andrew F. Smith argues that citizens of divided societies have three powerful incentives to engage in public deliberation_in free, open, and reasoned dialogue aimed at contributing to the establishment of well-developed laws. When contesting for political influence, or pursuing the enshrinement of one's convictions in law, deliberating publicly is a necessary condition for taking oneself to be a responsible moral, epistemic, and religious agent. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (198 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780739169179 0739169173 1299619991 9781299619999 |