Liberalism and the Problem of Knowledge
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Author_Charles Arthur Willard
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- ISBN 9780226898452
- Weight: 680g
- Dimensions: 16 x 24mm
- Publication Date: 01 Aug 1996
- Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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In this study of democracy and its critics, the author debunks liberalism, arguing that its exaggerated ideals of authenticity, unity and community have deflected attention from the pervasive incompetence of "the rule of experts". He proposes a ground of communication that emphasizes common interests rather than narrow disputes. The problem of "unity" and the public sphere has driven a wedge between libertarians and communitarians. To mediate this conflict, Willard advocates a shift from the discourse of liberalism to that of epistemics. As a means of organizing the ebb and flow of consensus, epistemics regards democracy as a family of knowledge problems - as ways of managing discourse across differences and protecting multiple views. Building a bridge between warring peoples and warring paradigms, the book also reminds those who presume to instruct government that they are obliged to enlighten it, and that to do so requires an enlightened public discourse.
