The Rhetorical Surface of Democracy

How Deliberative Ideals Undermine Democratic Politics

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Public Speaking, Communication, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Democracy
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Author: Scott Welsh ISBN: 9780739150641
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: October 18, 2012
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Scott Welsh
ISBN: 9780739150641
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: October 18, 2012
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

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.

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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.

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