Philosophical perspectives on democracy in the 21st century /

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Corporate Author: International Association for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. American Section
Other Authors: Cudd, Ann E., 1959-, Scholz, Sally J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham, [Switzerland] : Springer, 2014
Series:AMINTAPHIL (Series) ; 5
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Table of Contents:
  • The meaning of democracy
  • The current polarization
  • Democracy, capitalism, and the influence of big money
  • Democratic decisions and the (Un)informed public
  • Philosophical perspectives on democracy in the twenty-first century : introduction / Ann E. Cudd and Sally J. Scholz
  • Democracy : a paradox of rights? / Emily R. Gill
  • Rights and the American Constitution : the issue of judicial review and its compatibility with democracy / Rex Martin
  • Democracy as a social myth / Richard T. De George
  • Political polarization and the markets vs. government debate / Stephen Nathanson
  • Two visions of democracy / Richard Barron Parker
  • Proportional representation, the single transferable vote, and electoral pragmatism / Richard Nunan
  • The problem of democracy in the context of polarization / Imer B. Flores
  • Is justice possible under welfare state capitalism? / Steven P. Lee
  • Rawls on inequality, social segregation and democracy / Mark Navin
  • Mass democracy in a postfactual market society : Citizens United and the role of corporate political speech / F. Patrick Hubbard
  • A tsunami of filthy lucre : how the decisions of the SCOTUS imperil American democracy / Jonathan Schonsheck
  • Democracy and economic inequality / Alistair M. Macleod
  • Epistocracy within public reason / Jason Brennan
  • Journalists as purveyors of partial truths / Russell Waltz
  • Motivated reasoning, group identification, and representative democracy / Kenneth Henley
  • Republics, passions and protests / Wade L. Robison