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This book critically evaluates liberalism, the dominant attempt in the tradition of political philosophy to provide a philosophical foundation for democracy, and argues for a conception of deliberative democracy to meet this need.
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D E M O C R A C Y A F T E R L I B E R A L I S M D E M O C R A C Y A F T E R L I B E R A L I S M pragmatism and R O B E R T deliberative B . politics T A L I S S E Routledge New York • London Published in 2005 by Routledge 270 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10016 www.routledge-ny.com Published in Great Britain by Routledge 2 Park Square Milton Park, Abington Oxon OX14 4RN www.routledge.co.uk Copyright © 2005 by Taylor & Francis Group, a Division of T&F Informa. Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2005. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilized in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Talisse, Robert B. Democracy after liberalism : pragmatism and deliberative politics / Robert B. Talisse. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-415-95018-X (hb : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-415-95019-8 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Liberalism. 2. Democracy. I. Title. JC574.T35 2004 321.8--dc22 ISBN 0-203-99768-9 Master e-book ISBN 2004008431 For Joanne, Again v Table of Contents Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. What Liberalism Is 3. Tension in Liberal Theory 4. Three Liberal Responses 5. The Deliberative Turn in Democratic Theory 6. A Pragmatist Conception of Deliberative Democracy 7. Toward a Deliberative Culture Endnotes Works Cited Index vii ix 1 15 33 55 77 97 123 143 151 159 Acknowledgments First things first. I began thinking seriously about democracy and liberalism while completing my graduate work in philosophy at the City University of New York. My efforts then were especially influenced by my teachers, Steven Cahn, Virginia Held, and Peter Simpson. I thank each of them for their encouragement and continuing guidance. The bulk of the manuscript was written during my first two summers at Vanderbilt University. I extend my deep gratitude to Brooke Ackerly, William James Booth, Mark Brandon, Bob Ehman, John Goldberg, Lenn Goodman, Steve Hetcher, John Lachs, John Post, Henry Teloh, Jeffrey Tlumak, and John Weymark, all of whom either commented on parts of the manuscript or were generous enough to engage in extended conversation about the issues dealt with herein. Many other colleagues, students, and friends were kind enough to critically comment on parts of the manuscript, and for this, I am in their debt: Scott Aikin, Stefan Baumrin, Allen Coates, Michael Eldridge, William Galston, Dwight Goodyear, D. Micah Hester, Angelo Juffras, Chris King, Cheryl Misak, John O’Connor, Gregory Pappas, John Peterman, and Steve Ross. Thanks are due also to Bruce Ackerman, James Fishkin, Jeffrey Friedman, and Illya Somin who provided crucial support and sound advice in the final stages of preparation of the manuscript. I am especially grateful for the assistance provided by Caleb Clanton, who helped me prepare the manuscript and raised some important critical considerations just as the final version was being completed. Finally, I thank Robert Tempio, my editor at Routledge, who did a splendid job in bringing this book to completion