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Record Nr.

UNINA9910741327103321

Autore

Cappelen Herman

Titolo

The concept of democracy : an essay on conceptual amelioration and abandonment / / Herman Cappelen [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2023

ISBN

0-19-199435-9

0-19-888652-7

0-19-888653-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 pages)

Collana

Oxford scholarship online

Disciplina

321.801

Soggetti

Democracy - Philosophy

Political science - Philosophy

Politics and Government

Politics & government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Also issued in print: 2023.

"This is an open access publication, available online and distributed under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution - Non Commercial - No Derivatives 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)"--Title page verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume defends a radical view: the word 'democracy' means nothing and should be abandoned. According to the abolitionist, the switch to alternative devices would be a significant communicative, cognitive, and political advance, enabling us to ask better questions, provide genuinely fruitful answers, and have more rational discussions.