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Overdoing democracy why we must put politics in its place

"'The cure for democracy's ills is more democracy.' This popular adage is false. Contemporary democracy faces problems that derive from the tendency among citizens to overdo democracy. In this book, Robert Talisse argues that even in a democracy, politics must be put in its place"--

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Main Author: Talisse, Robert B. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Democracy > Philosophy.
Political participation.
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Summary:"'The cure for democracy's ills is more democracy.' This popular adage is false. Contemporary democracy faces problems that derive from the tendency among citizens to overdo democracy. In this book, Robert Talisse argues that even in a democracy, politics must be put in its place"--
Physical Description:ix, 198 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197619100
9780190924195
Author Notes:Robert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. His central research area is democratic theory, where he pursues issues concerning legitimacy, justice, and public political argumentation.

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