Rational Choice and Democratic Deliberation: A Theory of Discourse Failure
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In public political deliberation, people will err and lie in accordance with definite patterns. Such discourse failure results from behavior that is both instrumentally and epistemically rational. The deliberative practices of a liberal democracy (let alone repressive or non-democratic societies) cannot be improved so as to overcome the tendency for rational citizens to believe and say things at odds with reliable propositions of social science. The...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521175380
ISBN13:9780521175388
Release Date:March 2011
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.89 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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