On Justifying Democracy (Routledge Library Editions:Political Science Volume 11)

ISBN-13: 9780415555425 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 192 str.

William Nelson

Opis

This book analyzes and assesses theories of democracy emanating from studies in a variety of disciplines, and proposes answers to a wide range of questions in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of law and democratic theory. Taken together, these answers constitute the basis for a theory that justifies political democracy.

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Part 1: Decisions and Procedures  Part 2: Procedural Fairness and Equality  1. Majority Rule and Fairness  2. Procedural Fairness and Justification  3. Possible Replies and Further Considerations Conclusions  Part 3: Participation  1. Background: Schumpeter and the Revisionists  2. Participation Theory  3. Problems and Questions  4. Self Government, Consent and Authorization  5. Equal Rights to Participate  6. Participation and Virtue Conclusions  Part 4: Popular Sovereignty  1. Arrow’s Theorem  2. The Relevance of Arrow’s Theorem  3. An Alternative Approach  4. Why Popular Sovereignty?  5. Some Consequences  Part 5: Economic Theories  1. An Example of Economic Analysis: The Intensity Problem  2. Buchanan and Tullock’s Rationale for Democracy  3. Internal Criticism  4. External Criticism  Part 6: Open Government and Just Legislation: A Defense of Democracy  1. Dahl on Madison  2. Morality and Just Government  3. A Conception of Morality  4. Democracy and Just Government: Mill’s Argument  5. Summary, Objections and Qualifications  6. Comparisons and Contrasts  Part 7: Law and Morality: The Problem of Political Obligation  1. Law and Morality  2. An Act Utilitarian View  3. The Content of Morality and the Interpretation of Law  4. Secondary Principles of Obligation

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William Nelson