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ID093579
Title ProperUnpolitical democracy
LanguageENG
AuthorUrbinati, Nadia
Publication2010.
Summary / Abstract (Note)This paper analyzes critically the appeal the unpolitical is enjoying among contemporary political philosophers who are democracy's friends. Unlike a radical critique of democracy, what I propose to call "criticism from within," takes the form of dissatisfaction with the erosion of an independent mind and impartial judgment per effect of the partisan character of democratic politics. This paper proposes three main criticisms of the actual trend toward unpolitical views of democracy: the first points to the strategic use of deliberation as an antidote against democratic procedures themselves (like voting and majority rule); the second to the negative conception of democracy that the unpolitical aspiration makes visible; and the third to the dissolution of political judgment within a model of judgment that is tailored around justice.
`In' analytical NotePolitical Theory Vol. 38, No. 1; Feb 2010: p65-92
Journal SourcePolitical Theory Vol. 38, No. 1; Feb 2010: p65-92
Key WordsUnpolitical ;  Antipolitical ;  Antidemocracy ;  Deliberation ;  Political Judgment ;  Impartial Judgment