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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960863203321

Autore

Smith Andrew F. <1972->

Titolo

The deliberative impulse : motivating discourse in divided societies / / Andrew F. Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2011

ISBN

979-82-16-34785-9

0-7391-4611-4

0-7391-4609-2

0-7391-6917-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 p.)

Disciplina

321.8

Soggetti

Deliberative democracy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The deliberative impulse -- In defense of abiding by conscience -- Catalysts of conflict and the facilitation of deliberation -- Liberty of conscience and discursive control : on the moral incentive to deliberate publicly -- Doubt, insistence, and validation : on the epistemic incentives to deliberate publicly -- Commitment, criticism, and restraint : on a religious incentive to deliberate publicly.

Sommario/riassunto

Andrew F. Smith argues that citizens of divided societies have three powerful incentives to engage in public deliberation_in free, open, and reasoned dialogue aimed at contributing to the establishment of well-developed laws. When contesting for political influence, or pursuing the enshrinement of one's convictions in law, deliberating publicly is a necessary condition for taking oneself to be a responsible moral, epistemic, and religious agent.