Habermas and the crisis of democracy : interviews with leading thinkers / edited by Emilie Prattico ; includes a foreword by J̐uurgen Habermas.
| Other author | Prattico, Emilie, editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | cu2022 |
| Description | xix, 200 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Can some basic rights and liberties be given up to safeguard democracy? : an interview with Hauke Brunkhorst -- How does actual deliberation confer legitimacy to democratic decisions? : an interview with Cristina Lafont -- Why is "fake news" a crisis of democracy? : an interview with Michael Lynch -- How can we build a public sphere together and share it in a world characterized by divisiveness and tribalism? : an interview with Barbara Fultner -- Can democracy survive without the voice of experts? : an interview with Kenneth Baynes -- How dangerous are the current forms of authoritarianism we are seeing take hold all over the world? : an interview with Maria Pia Lara -- What does the public sphere look like with new technologies? : an interview with Gertrud Koch -- What duties do we owe descendants of slaves and how do we reckon with our antidemocratic and oppressive past? : an interview with Lorenzo Simpson. |
| Abstract | "The continued rise of populism and authoritarianism throughout the world has witnessed an alarming attack on basic democratic freedoms and led to a divided political and social world. Few thinkers have done as much as J̐uurgen Habermas to understand and critique these problems, perhaps most famously through his notions of the public sphere, deliberative democracy and discourse ethics. In this fascinating book, Emilie Prattico considers the crisis of democracy from a Habermasian standpoint via engaging interviews with an outstanding line up of leading philosophers and thinkers. The following key topics are unpacked and explored: Can some basic rights and liberties be given up to safeguard democracy? With Hauke Brunkhorst, How does actual deliberation confer legitimacy to democratic decisions? With Cristina Lafont, Why is "fake news" a crisis of democracy? With Michael Lynch, How can we build a public sphere together and share it in a world characterized by divisiveness and tribalism? With Barbara Fultner, Can democracy survive without the voice of experts? With Kenneth Baynes, How dangerous are the current forms of authoritarianism we are seeing take hold all over the world? With Maria Pia Lara, What does the public sphere look like with new technologies? With Gertrud Koch, What duties do we owe descendants of slaves and how do we reckon with our antidemocratic and oppressive past? With Lorenzo Simpson. Also including a Foreword by Habermas himself, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the challenges facing democracy and liberalism today. It will be of great interest to those in philosophy, sociology and politics as well as related fields such as religion and law"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Habermas and the crisis of democracy Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022 9781003144519 |
| LCCN | 2021059873 |
| ISBN | 9780367700805 |
| ISBN | 9780367700829 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0367700824 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0367700808 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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