Not Monsters After All: How Political Deliberation Can Build Moral Communities Amidst Deep Difference

Political deliberation typically aims to improve the legitimacy of collective decisions. This article proposes a different function for deliberation, which is both more modest but nevertheless critical in public life: the legitimation not of decisions, but of fellow citizens. This outcome is especia...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rachel Wahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Westminster Press 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Deliberative Democracy
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Online Access:https://delibdemjournal.org/article/id/978/