Deliberative Freedom: Deliberative Democracy as Critical Theory

By Christian F. Rostboll

Book Overview

The first sustained look at the relationship between deliberative democratic theory and the topic of freedom.

In Deliberative Freedom, Christian F. Rostb ll accepts the common belief that democracy and freedom are intimately related, but he sees this relationship in a new and challenging way. Rostb ll argues that deliberative democracy is normatively committed to multiple dimensions of freedom, and that this, in turn, makes it a distinct model of democracy. He presents a new version of deliberative democracy that rejects the prevailing synthesis of Habermasian critical theory and Rawlsian political liberalism, and contends that this synthesis obscures and neglects important concerns in terms of freedom and emancipation. In addition, Rostb ll explores how the many dimensions of freedom supply a new and fruitful way to address issues such as paternalism, elitism, rationalism, and neutrality.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791474607
• ISBN13: 9780791474600
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher