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

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...

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Main Author:	Parcon, Ian Clark R.
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Published:	Archīum Ateneo 2024
Subjects:	Jürgen Habermas deliberative democracy theory of rationality communicative rationality consensus model of democracy
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description	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 democracy, the insights from other theories, specifically, the agonistic perspective of Chantal Mouffe, should be seriously taken into account.
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title	The Paradox of Deliberation: Jürgen Habermas and the Rational Approach to the Normative Theory of Democracy
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title_full	The Paradox of Deliberation: Jürgen Habermas and the Rational Approach to the Normative Theory of Democracy
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