The Paradox of Deliberation: Jürgen Habermas and the Rational Approach to the Normative Theory of Democracy

• 主要作者: Parcon, Ian Clark R.
• 格式: text
• 出版: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• 主題: Jürgen Habermas; deliberative democracy; theory of rationality; communicative rationality; consensus model of democracy
• 在線閱讀: https://archium.ateneo.edu/budhi/vol26/iss2/2; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/budhi/article/1533/viewcontent/Budhi_2026.2_202_20Article_20__20Parcon.pdf
• 機構: Ateneo De Manila University

Jürgen Habermas anchors his theory of democracy on communicative rationality, which he translates into procedural rationality geared towards the attainment of consensus. In this study, I present his theory of democracy and discuss its limitations. I then argue that for a more comprehensive theory of...