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OverviewIn this book, Martin Ebeling discusses how we ought to react to our persistent political disagreement with other citizens. He presents this disagreement as not only a moral problem, but also as an epistemically unsettling phenomenon, as we often have reason to judge our opposition to be as competent as ourselves in judging the political issues at stake. Conciliatory Democracy reflects on the political philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and claims that advocates of deliberative democracy, which treats political disagreement mainly as a moral problem, should expand their approach. The author promotes Rousseau’s appreciation of disagreement in contemporary political philosophy as a way to encourage conciliation within democracy. Ebeling furthermore draws on public choice theory and empirical research to reintroduce political parties as vital players in the institutional landscape of democracy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Martin EbelingPublisher: Palgrave Macmillan Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan Edition: 1st ed. 2017 Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 4.955kg ISBN: 9781137577429ISBN 10: 1137577428 Pages: 269 Publication Date: 18 April 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments.- Editorial Note.- List of Abbreviations.- List of Figures and Tables.- Introduction.- Ch. 1 – Rousseau’s Insight.- Ch. 2 – Deliberative Democracy and the Normative Authority of Citizens.- Ch. 3 – The Epistemic Authority of Citizens.- Ch. 4 – The Epistemology of Political Disagreement.- Ch. 5 – Conciliatory Democracy.- Bibliography.ReviewsAuthor InformationMartin Ebeling holds a PhD in Philosophy from Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany. His research interests include moral and political philosophy, epistemology, the history of philosophy and political science. His articles have appeared in Political Theory and Zeitschrift für Politische Theorie. Besides his academic pursuits, Martin Ebeling worked for the United Nations Development Programme, in the European Parliament, and the European Academy Berlin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |