The Democracy Reader
From Classical to Contemporary Philosophy
Published on 20. August 2020
Book
Hardback
432 pages
978-1-350-09602-8 (ISBN)
Description
Democracies give political power to the people. But why should they have a say in the operations of the state that governs them? Are democracies preferable to other forms of polity? Is democracy intrinsically good or does it merely serve an instrumental role? These and other related questions are explored in this collection. The forty readings, each accompanied by a brief overview to help guide students, include both classical and contemporary philosophical sources.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-350-09602-8 (9781350096028)
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Steven M. Cahn is Professor of Philosophy at The City University of New York Graduate Center, USA. He is the author or editor of more than sixty books, including Philosophical Adventures (2019), Inside Academia: Professors, Politics, and Policies (2019), Teaching Philosophy: A Guide (2018), Exploring Ethics, 5th Edition (2020), Exploring Philosophy, 6th Edition (2018), The World of Philosophy, 2nd Edition (2019), and Political Philosophy: The Essential Texts, Third Edition (2015).
Andrew T. Forcehimes is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He has published articles in Ethics, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Utilitas, Journal of the American Philosophical Association, and Res Publica. He is the co-editor, with Steven M. Cahn, of Principles of Moral Philosophy (2016), Foundations of Moral Philosophy (2016), and Exploring Moral Problems (2017).
Robert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Political Science, and Chairperson of the Philosophy Department at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of over 100 scholarly articles and 8 books including Engaging Political Philosophy (2016), Pluralism and Liberal Politics (2012), and Democracy and Moral Conflict (2009).
Andrew T. Forcehimes is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He has published articles in Ethics, Pacific Philosophical Quarterly, Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, Utilitas, Journal of the American Philosophical Association, and Res Publica. He is the co-editor, with Steven M. Cahn, of Principles of Moral Philosophy (2016), Foundations of Moral Philosophy (2016), and Exploring Moral Problems (2017).
Robert B. Talisse is W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Political Science, and Chairperson of the Philosophy Department at Vanderbilt University. He is the author of over 100 scholarly articles and 8 books including Engaging Political Philosophy (2016), Pluralism and Liberal Politics (2012), and Democracy and Moral Conflict (2009).
Content
Preface
Introduction by Robert B. Talisse
Part I: Classic Sources
1. Pericles, Funeral Oration
2. Plato, Crito
3. Plato, Republic
4. Aristotle, Politics
5. Mencius, Mencius,
6. Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourses
7. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
8. Baruch Spinoza, Theologico-Political Treatise
9. John Locke, Second Treatise of Government
10. John Locke, Letter Concerning Toleration
11. Rousseau, Of the Social Contract
12. Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol
13. The Declaration of Independence
14. The Constitution of the United States
15. The Federalist Papers
16. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
17. Alexis De Tocqueville, Democracy in America
18. Karl Marx, Estranged Labor
19. Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July
20. Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
21. Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address
22. John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
23. John Stuart Mill, Considerations on Representative Government
24. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, "The Solitude of Self"
25. W. E. B. Dubois, "Of the Ruling of Men"
26. John Dewey, "Democracy"
27. Joseph Schumpeter, Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy
28. John Rawls, "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited"
Part II: Contemporary Issues
A. Democracy's Value
29. Thomas Christiano, "The Authority of Democracy," Journal of Political Philosophy 12.3(2004)
30. Richard Arneson, "Democracy is Not Intrinsically Just," from Justice and Democracy: Essays for Brian Barry, ed. Keith Dowding, Robert Goodin, and Carole Pateman (Cambridge University Press, 2004)
31. Elizabeth Anderson, "Democracy: Instrumental Vs. Non-Instrumental Value," from Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy (Christman and Christiano, eds.)
B. Deliberation
32. Joshua Cohen, "Deliberation and Democratic Legitimacy," from The Good Polity, ed. Alan Hamlin and Phillip Petit (Blackwell, 1989)
33. Seyla Benhabib, "Toward a Deliberative Model of Democratic Legitimacy," from Democracy and Difference, ed. Benhabib (Princeton, 1995)
34. David Estlund, "The Epistemic Dimension of Democratic Authority," The Modern Schoolman, vol. LXXIV, no. 4 (1997).
C. Voting
35. Helene Landemore, "Deliberation, Cognitive Diversity, and Democratic Inclusiveness: An Epistemic Argument for the Random Selection of Representatives," Synthese 190.7(2013)
36. Claudio Lopez-Guerra, "The Enfranchisement Lottery," Politics, Philosophy, & Economics 10.2(2010).
37. Jason Brennan, "Polluting The Polls: When Citizens Should Not Vote" Australasian Journal of Philosophy 87.4 (2009).
D. Challenges and Problems
38. Iris Marion Young, "Activist Challenges to Deliberative Democracy," Political Theory 29.5(2001): 670-690.
39. Robert B. Talisse "Polarization and Democratic Citizenship"
40. Dennis Thompson, "Representing Future Generations," Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 13.1 (2010): 17-37
Introduction by Robert B. Talisse
Part I: Classic Sources
1. Pericles, Funeral Oration
2. Plato, Crito
3. Plato, Republic
4. Aristotle, Politics
5. Mencius, Mencius,
6. Niccolo Machiavelli, Discourses
7. Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan
8. Baruch Spinoza, Theologico-Political Treatise
9. John Locke, Second Treatise of Government
10. John Locke, Letter Concerning Toleration
11. Rousseau, Of the Social Contract
12. Edmund Burke, Speech to the Electors of Bristol
13. The Declaration of Independence
14. The Constitution of the United States
15. The Federalist Papers
16. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
17. Alexis De Tocqueville, Democracy in America
18. Karl Marx, Estranged Labor
19. Frederick Douglass, What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July
20. Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
21. Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address
22. John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
23. John Stuart Mill, Considerations on Representative Government
24. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, "The Solitude of Self"
25. W. E. B. Dubois, "Of the Ruling of Men"
26. John Dewey, "Democracy"
27. Joseph Schumpeter, Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy
28. John Rawls, "The Idea of Public Reason Revisited"
Part II: Contemporary Issues
A. Democracy's Value
29. Thomas Christiano, "The Authority of Democracy," Journal of Political Philosophy 12.3(2004)
30. Richard Arneson, "Democracy is Not Intrinsically Just," from Justice and Democracy: Essays for Brian Barry, ed. Keith Dowding, Robert Goodin, and Carole Pateman (Cambridge University Press, 2004)
31. Elizabeth Anderson, "Democracy: Instrumental Vs. Non-Instrumental Value," from Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy (Christman and Christiano, eds.)
B. Deliberation
32. Joshua Cohen, "Deliberation and Democratic Legitimacy," from The Good Polity, ed. Alan Hamlin and Phillip Petit (Blackwell, 1989)
33. Seyla Benhabib, "Toward a Deliberative Model of Democratic Legitimacy," from Democracy and Difference, ed. Benhabib (Princeton, 1995)
34. David Estlund, "The Epistemic Dimension of Democratic Authority," The Modern Schoolman, vol. LXXIV, no. 4 (1997).
C. Voting
35. Helene Landemore, "Deliberation, Cognitive Diversity, and Democratic Inclusiveness: An Epistemic Argument for the Random Selection of Representatives," Synthese 190.7(2013)
36. Claudio Lopez-Guerra, "The Enfranchisement Lottery," Politics, Philosophy, & Economics 10.2(2010).
37. Jason Brennan, "Polluting The Polls: When Citizens Should Not Vote" Australasian Journal of Philosophy 87.4 (2009).
D. Challenges and Problems
38. Iris Marion Young, "Activist Challenges to Deliberative Democracy," Political Theory 29.5(2001): 670-690.
39. Robert B. Talisse "Polarization and Democratic Citizenship"
40. Dennis Thompson, "Representing Future Generations," Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 13.1 (2010): 17-37