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The rhetorical surface of democracy : how deliberative ideals undermine democratic politics / Scott Welsh.

Welsh, Scott, 1974-
2013
JC423 .W3647 2013 (Mapit)
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Title
The rhetorical surface of democracy : how deliberative ideals undermine democratic politics / Scott Welsh.
Author
Welsh, Scott, 1974-
ISBN
9780739150627 (alk. paper)
0739150626 (alk. paper)
9780739150641
0739150642
Published
Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2013.
Language
English
Description
x, 183 pages ; 24 cm
Call Number
JC423 .W3647 2013
Dewey Decimal Classification
321.8
Summary
"The Rhetorical Surface of Democracy: How Deliberative Ideals Undermine Democratic Politics, by Scott Welsh, disputes the idea that democracy has anything to do with public deliberation in pursuit of collective judgment. Welsh argues, rather, that the impossibility of any kind of public judgment is the fact that democracy must face. Given the impossibility of public judgment, rhetorical competitions for political power are not merely poor substitutes for an allegedly more authentic democratic practice but constitute the essence of democracy itself"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Machine generated contents note: Introduction. The Cure for What Ails You
Chapter 1. Taking Politics out of Rhetoric
Chapter 2. Coming to Terms with Rhetoric
Chapter 3. Democratic Ends
Chapter 4. Truth Against Judgment
Chapter 5. Between Rhetorical Reflection and Political Agency
Conclusion. Democracy at the Edge of the Abyss .

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