The Paradox of Deliberation: Jürgen Habermas and the Rational Approach to the Normative Theory of Democracy

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Article

Publication Date

2022

Abstract

Jürgen Habermas anchors his theory of democracy on communicative rationality, which he translates into procedural rationality geared towards the attainment of consensus. In this study, I present his theory of democracy and discuss its limitations. I then argue that for a more comprehensive theory of democracy, the insights from other theories, specifically, the agonistic perspective of Chantal Mouffe, should be seriously taken into account.

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