Democracy and authenticity

Description

"Democracy and Authenticity examines a basic problem for liberal democracies. In a polity that is characterized by real diversity of identities and values, what kinds of justifications are appropriate for coercive government actions? In particular, this book argues that justifications that are based on particular religious or other doctrines that are not accessible to nonadherents cannot be a proper basis for government actions that affect everyone. Instead, the book develops a model of public justification that is intended to guide citizens in a liberal democracy through the work of creating a politics that satisfies their responsiblities to one another"--

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Other Editions

• Democracy and Authenticity: Toward a Theory of Public JustificationCambridge University Press2011-01-01
• Democracy and authenticityCambridge University Press2011
• Democracy and AuthenticityCambridge University Press2011-01-01
• Democracy and AuthenticityCambridge University Press2011-01-01
• Democracy and AuthenticityCambridge University Press2012-01-01
• Democracy and AuthenticityCambridge University Press2012-01-01
• Democracy and AuthenticityUniversity of Cambridge ESOL Examinations2014-01-01