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The Concept of Democracy
Af: Prof Herman Cappelen, Herman Cappelen Engelsk Hardback
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The Concept of Democracy
Af: Prof Herman Cappelen, Herman Cappelen Engelsk Hardback
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on Oxford Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.If we don''t know what the words ''democracy'' and ''democratic'' mean, then we don''t know what democracy is. This book defends a radical view: these words mean nothing and should be abandoned. The argument for Abolitionism is simple: those terms are defective and we can easily do better, so let''s get rid of them. According to the abolitionist, the switch to alternative devices would be a significant communicative, cognitive, and political advance.The first part of the book presents a general theory of abandonment: the conditions under which language should be abandoned. The rest of the book applies this general theory to the case of ''democracy'' and ''democratic''. Cappelen shows that ''democracy'' and ''democratic'' are semantically, pragmatically, and communicatively defective. Abolitionism is not all gloom and doom. It also contains a message of good cheer: we have easy access to conceptual devices that are more effective than ''democracy''. We can do better. These alternative linguistic devices will enable us to ask better questions, provide genuinely fruitful answers, and have more rational discussions. Moreover, those questions and answers better articulate the communicative and cognitive aims of those who use empty terms like ''democracy'' and ''democratic''.
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This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on Oxford Academic and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.If we don''t know what the words ''democracy'' and ''democratic'' mean, then we don''t know what democracy is. This book defends a radical view: these words mean nothing and should be abandoned. The argument for Abolitionism is simple: those terms are defective and we can easily do better, so let''s get rid of them. According to the abolitionist, the switch to alternative devices would be a significant communicative, cognitive, and political advance.The first part of the book presents a general theory of abandonment: the conditions under which language should be abandoned. The rest of the book applies this general theory to the case of ''democracy'' and ''democratic''. Cappelen shows that ''democracy'' and ''democratic'' are semantically, pragmatically, and communicatively defective. Abolitionism is not all gloom and doom. It also contains a message of good cheer: we have easy access to conceptual devices that are more effective than ''democracy''. We can do better. These alternative linguistic devices will enable us to ask better questions, provide genuinely fruitful answers, and have more rational discussions. Moreover, those questions and answers better articulate the communicative and cognitive aims of those who use empty terms like ''democracy'' and ''democratic''.
Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 256
ISBN-13: 9780198886518
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 0198886519
Udg. Dato: 28 aug 2023
Længde: 22mm
Bredde: 146mm
Højde: 225mm
Oplagsdato: 28 aug 2023
Forfatter(e) Prof Herman Cappelen, Herman Cappelen


Kategori Samfunds- & politisk filosofi


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Hardback


Sider 256


Udgave


Længde 22mm


Bredde 146mm


Højde 225mm


Udg. Dato 28 aug 2023


Oplagsdato 28 aug 2023

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